Increased flexibility for international students to support supermarkets
The Federal government has recently announced as follows: "Today the Morrison Government has announced that supermarkets in States and Territories subject to COVID-19 lockdowns...
‘2017-18 Humanitarian Program Successfully Delivered’
'Minister for Immigration... said 16,250 refugee and humanitarian places were delivered in the 2017-18 program year, up from 13,750 the previous year'.
‘Dutton asked Quaedvlieg to help his mate…’
'Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton pressed then Customs chief Roman Quaedvlieg to help two Queensland policemen get jobs in the new Border Force agency ...'
Expansion of the Accredited Sponsor Scheme
'The Accredited Sponsor Scheme, which allows rapid processing of skilled visas, is to be substantially expanded... employers that have invested in the past five years at least $50 million into their Australian business will now be eligible for the Scheme'
‘Nauru blocks transfer of severely depressed refugee to [AU]’
'Three young regional Australians have come up with a brave idea to tackle migration issues and you could win money to implement it'.
‘Man arrested for alleged migration fraud’
The giving of a false document to the Department has consequences that might go far beyond a mere refusal based on PIC 4020. It is also a criminal offence punishable with imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both
South Australia: 2 new DAMAs
The South Australia’s Designated Area Migration Agreements are the the Adelaide Technology and Innovation Advancement Agreement and the South Australian Regional Workforce Agreement
‘Morrison set to announce 30,000 cut to migration’
'The number of permanent migrants accepted into Australia each year is expected to be capped at 160,000, 30,000 fewer than previous targets'
Tonga Joins the Pacific Labour Scheme
'Tonga's entry into the Scheme will provide more Tongan workers access to skills development opportunities, while also helping fill labour shortages in rural and regional Australia'
“Daughters of Tamil family in detention ‘suffering…”
'Australia's Tamil Refugee Council say detention is playing on the health of a family facing deportation to Sri Lanka'.















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