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  • Departing Brits make a beeline for Australia
    Sydney - After Spain, Australia is tops with the 2,000 or so people who pack up and leave Britain every week. Last year, 23,000 British people came to Australia for good, twice the number a decade ago.
  • Developing countries go for 457 visas
    COMPUTING professionals led the list of top 15 occupations for primary 457 visa grants in 2006-07, the Immigration Department said.
  • 28,000 Koreans Working, Enjoying Holidays in Australia
    More than 28,000 young Koreans are working and enjoying holidays in Australia, making Korea the second largest holder of the working holiday visa after the United Kingdom for the country.
  • Changes to Minimum Salary Levels & Occupations for Subclass 457 visas
    Changes to Minimum Salary Levels & Occupations for Subclass 457 visas
  • Migration agents' review underway
    A discussion paper on how to further improve standards in the migration advice sector was released today by the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, the Hon Teresa Gambaro MP.
  • Immigration package to ease skills shortage
    The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, today unveiled a package of migration measures designed to address Australia’s skills and labour shortages.
  • Immigration leads to record number of brand new Australian citizens
    More than 14,000 new citizens can now finally call Australia home after immigration paved their way to a new life in the world's friendliest country.
  • Immigration boost needed to tackle skills shortage
    Adding to the problems of a booming economy is Australia's looming labour shortage.

    A paper prepared for the Academy of Social Sciences Experts say the country needs to boost immigration by 30 per cent within the next 20 years to meet its growing work force demand.
  • Economy still revving, smaller firms say
    A National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB) survey shows overall conditions for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) strengthened in the December quarter, up five points to 27 index points compared to the previous quarter.
  • Thinking of leaving the country?
    As record numbers of Brits leave the UK for a new life abroad, currency specialist HiFX has released its first Annual Global Emigration Hotspots Report. The study reveals migration trends in 2007 and predicts where Brits will be moving to this year.
  • Migration boom swells Australia
    AUSTRALIA'S population is growing at its fastest rate in nearly two decades, thanks to rising fertility rates and an immigration boom bigger than that during the aftermath of both world wars.
  • Recruiters press 457 visas action
    DRACONIAN 457 visa regulations introduced two months before Saturday's federal election rout may be scrapped after pleas from industry to drop the rules that have all but killed off applications for temporary IT work permits.
  • Overseas migration to South Australia increasing compared to previous years
    Recent figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that migration is increasing to South Australia. During the 12 months ending 31 March 2007, the Australian state recorded a net overseas migration gain of 12,600 people.
  • New push to attract Skilled Migrants to Victoria
    Skilled migrants will be encouraged to move to Victoria, particularly to regional areas, under a new strategy to increase the state’s share of Australia’s skilled migrant intake to 28.5 per cent, from the current 26.8 per cent.
  • Work rights to be checked at Adelaide Show
    The Department of Immigration and Citizenship is urging employers to check the visa entitlements of workers at this year’s Royal Adelaide Show.
  • The 'future looks rosy' for Australian immigration
    Demand for Australia's natural mineral resources shows no sign of receding and mining companies are posting record production reports and profits. The skills shortage continues to be felt and there are many opportunities for skilled workers with Australian visas.
  • Research Shows Migrants Still Contributing to Strong Economic Growth
    New research by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) shows that migrants accelerate their employment outcomes in the year following their first six months in Australia.
  • Long Term Skills Shortage Becoming Apparent
    Many areas of the economy are beginning to feel the impact of long term skills shortages according to the latest employment market data from SEEK.
  • Employers warned over 457 visa abuse
    Unions today ramped up criticism of the scheme and Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd called for better monitoring after reports three 457 visa holders had died in the past five months.
  • Calls for one million extra people in the Australian workforce
    The skills shortage in Australia's economy is being labelled the "success disease" and the Business Council of Australia has called on the new government to bring at least one million extra people into the workforce to lift productivity.
  • More Kiwis than Brits move to Oz
    The number of New Zealanders crossing the Tasman increased by nearly 5000 in the past year, outstripping the United Kingdom as the largest source of permanent migrants to Australia.
  • Multiculturalism matters
    Australia's history with immigrants may help the Czech Republic and the rest of the EU Commentary

    Australia’s experience with multiculturalism may be an interesting reference point for Europe and the Czech Republic.
  • Option to work in Australia after studying
    STUDENTS keen to gain solid work experience after graduation can now look to doing so Down Under.

    Under new regulations introduced recently, students in Australia who have met certain criteria can work for up to two years in the country.
  • Small businesses advocate Australia immigration to address skill shortage
    Small businesses in Western Australia and other parts of the country are being forced to close because they can't find enough skilled people with trade and technical experience, reports Perth's Sunday Times.
  • South Africans moving to Australia
    The number of South Africans emigrating to Australia last year rose by 10% but still fell short by 35% from the highs established in 2002 and 2003. Last year 4,293 South Africans successfully applied for permanent residence in Australia, compared to 3 895 the previous year.
  • South Africans sought to fill skills gap
    SOUTH Africans are to be recruited to fill council jobs in Western Australia as statewide skills shortages sparked by the booming mining sector threaten to decimate local government services.
  • Visa holders vie for graduate jobs
    FINDING a job in highly competitive fields such as fashion design, sports administration and dance teaching is set to become harder for domestic graduates following moves by the Federal Government to make it much easier for overseas students to remain in Australia after they graduate.
  • Why your wallet may want a new life in the sun
    THOUSANDS of Scots emigrate every year, citing better jobs, more favourable weather and large ex-pat communities as their motives for the move.
  • Aussies find love in global market
    TENS of thousands of Aussies are finding love overseas each year and bringing their partners home, new figures show.
  • 16,000 Indians seek to make Australia home
    As many as 15,865 Indians sought permanent residence in Australia under the skilled migration programme in 2006-2007, making them the second largest group in the category after Britons. The figure seems to belie fears that freed terror suspect Muhammad Haneef's case would deter prospective Indians from making Australia their home.
  • New visa to help strengthen Australia and USA ties
    Under the proposed visa deal, young Australians would be able to spend their gap year working in the US and their American counterparts could do the same in Australia before returning home for university, Fairfax newspapers report.
  • Australia keen to ensure visitors get their Super Money
    "Under Australian law employers are required to contribute to an employee's retirement by paying money into a superannuation account when that employee is paid more than $A450 a calendar month"
  • Pacific needs migrant workers
    Australia needs migrant workers.
  • TRADES RECOGNITION AUSTRALIA CHANGES TO TRA’S FEE STRUCTURE
    From 1 July 2007, TRA will implement a new fee structure for International and Domestic stream applications. We are adjusting our fees to ensure they are compatible with our service delivery standards. The changes will also provide more consistency between the International and Domestic Streams.
  • Open your gates to Pacific migrants: World Bank chief
    New Zealand acted on the report to create a scheme that allows guest workers from the Pacific stays of between seven and nine months.
  • Australian recruitment initiative enters 3rd phase
    Australia could be short of some 200,000 workers in the next five years and some employers are already feeling the labour market pinch.
  • Foreign-trained doctor numbers up in rural areas
    Shortage of health professionals in Queensland is so bad. The number of health and community workers entering Queensland on 457s or skilled workers' visas, was 550 higher than for the same period last year.
  • Immigrants set record with more to come
    A spokeswoman for Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews said the projected target of up to 148,000 new immigrants for 2006-07 would be met once the figures were tallied.


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