New aged care Labour Agreements

'Aged care providers are now able to hire overseas workers with specialised skills that will support older Australians from multicultural backgrounds'

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

‘Putting Australian workers first’

'Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs David Coleman says Australian job seekers are continuing to benefit from visa reforms...'

‘Veterans fighting for protection visas for Afghan interpreters’

'A group of veterans of the war in Afghanistan have vowed to step up their campaign to get Peter Dutton to intervene and grant humanitarian visas to Afghan translators who helped Australian soldiers'.

‘Frank Lowy urges more immigration…’

'Sir Frank Lowy has called on lawmakers to increase the immigration intake now that Australia's borders are secure, and to take a harder line with China'.

The Hon David Coleman MP’s Sky interview

'if you've got all the states overall saying they want a lot fewer people than we're getting at the moment, will that mean we have a lower migrant intake?'

Agents ‘boasting of corruptly obtaining visas’

'The Government has shut down its visa processing operations in Iran after it was warned some migration agents were boasting of corruptly obtaining visas'

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'

‘Villawood’s drug crisis revealed…’

"Villawood's drug crisis revealed: 'Whatever you wanted you could get'".

Greece: work & holiday arrangements to commence

From 1 July 2019, 500 places will be available annually for young Greeks to visit Australia on work & holiday visas