Australian Immigration News

• 26,900 new jobs created in May
  June 2010 -   Labour force figures released this morning by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that ... [more]
• Points allocation likely to remain unchanged
  May 2010 - As part of sweeping changes to make the General Skilled Migration Program more targeted, a new Skilled Occupations List ... [more]
• Higher Education Partnership for Australia and Saudi Arabia
  May 2010 - Media release from The Hon Julia Gillard MP, Deputy Prime Minister Australian Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, ... [more]
• Australia creating 1100 jobs each day
  May 2010 - Australia is creating new jobs at a blistering pace of 1100 per day, just about all of them full-time. During a year ... [more]
• Skilled migration levels to grow in 2010-11
  May 2010 - The latest federal budget announcements indicate continued strong government support for the skilled migration program ... [more]
• Temporary suspension in place for certain skilled visas
  May 2010 - In preparation for the transition to the new Skilled Occupations List (SOL), the Minister for Immigration and ... [more]
• Release of the new Skilled Occupations List delayed
  April 2010 - It was expected that an announcement would be made by the Department of Immigration (DIAC) on the 30th of April, ... [more]
• That's settled: Melbourne on top
  April 2010 - THE toughest part of the decision by Allan Yap and Jennica Low to migrate to Australia was deciding whether they would ... [more]
• Changing the logic of cities in the 21st century
  April 2010 - WHAT will our cities look like by the middle of the 21st century? If we had asked such a question in 1950 about the end ... [more]
• Anzac Day spirit felt around Australia
  April 2010 - Australians have observed the first Anzac Day devoid of the World War I generation that created it. Now their thoughts ... [more]

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• Department of Immigration undertakes a restructure to improve its operations
  April 2010 - Australia, 24th April: Australian immigration department has announced its plans of restructuring two Australian ... [more]
• Jobs boost adds to rates pressure
  April 2010 - A surge in the number of full-time jobs keeps the Reserve Bank under pressure to extend its run of interest rate rises. ... [more]
• Jobs boom could mean budget surplus as market exceeds expectations
  March 2010 - THE jobs market has turned white hot, with newspaper job ads being placed at a rate not seen since the onset of the ... [more]
• Skilled workers needed to meet $92b boost to economy
  March 2010 - The federal government is planning a series of training, immigration and infrastructure reforms to address increasing ... [more]
• Stronger, more focused migration program encourages employer sponsorship
  February 2010 - WHILE FOCUS SHARPENS, AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS SHOULD HAVE CONFIDENCE IN SKILLED MIGRANT PROGRAM   February 2010 ... [more]
• Proposed review an opportunity to lift current age limit
  February 2010 - POINTS TEST OVERHAUL AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW SKILLED MIGRANT AGE LIMIT   The recent announcement by ... [more]
• Best Australian employers will take the lead- and the top talent
  February 2010 -   AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS MUST TAKE THE LEAD TO KEEP SKILLED MIGRANT OPTION IN HR MIX by Assyl Haidar   ... [more]
• Skilled migrants support Australian regional development
  February 2010 - SKILLED MIGRANTS UNDERSTAND THE QUID PRO QUO NATURE OF AUSTRALIAN SKILLS SHORTAGES   24 February 2010   ... [more]
• Recent changes signal a clearer direction for skilled migration
  February 2010 - February 12, 2010   Immigration Minister Chris Evan’s announcement that the Migration Occupations in Demand ... [more]
• More certainty required to attract top skilled migrant talent
  February 2010 - February 11, 2010   In having engaged with and surveyed tens of thousands of skilled migrants considering ... [more]
• General Skilled Migration remains top focus
  February 2010 - The changes announced by the Australian government on the 8th of February indicated a clearer direction for ... [more]
• Changes To Migration Law Affecting Student Visa Holders Explained
  January 2010 - MIGRATION LAW CHANGES EFFECTIVE ON 1 JANUARY 2010   Tighter English Language Requirements - Trade Occupations ... [more]
• Poms vs Aussies at annual beer awards
  January 2010 - Poms vs Aussies at annual beer awards First the Ashes, then the darts - now yet another annual gauntlet has been ... [more]
• Best Job boost: Mackay more popular than Byron Bay
  January 2010 - Best Job boost: Mackay more popular than Byron Bay Where would you rather go: Mackay or Byron Bay? It seems a ... [more]
• Huge hiring surge sends jobless rate plummeting
  December 2009 - By PETER MARTIN AND PAUL AUSTIN AN EXTRAORDINARY surge in hiring has created 100,000 jobs in three months, ... [more]
• Most Back Immigration
  December 2009 - By LORNA EDWARDS AUSTRALIANS remained positive about immigration during the global financial crisis, but ... [more]
• Crime link to student scam
  November 2009 - The Age CHRIS JOHNSTON, October 31, 2009 A CARTEL of migration agents linked to organised crime is running ... [more]
• Australian universities - safe, but not very good
  November 2009 - The Age, ERICA CERVINI, October 25, 2009 UNIVERSITY bureaucrats would have danced a jig just over a week ago when a ... [more]
• Confidence hits 2-year high
  October 2009 - Confidence hits 2-year high on brighter outlook TheAge.com.au Chris Zappone October 14, 2009 - 11:25AM ... [more]
• Jobs hit all-time high
  October 2009 - So this is what the RBA had early knowledge of: employment in Australia is running at an all-time high. The ... [more]

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