Dear Guest,
I recently held high level talks with the two of Australia's
largest human resources companies to get a better understanding
of their needs in the current Australian labour market and how we
can potentially assist them source skilled labour.
This also ties in with our efforts to get skilled migration
onto the agenda at the Australia 2020 Summit held in April this year.
The Summit was a federal government initiative designed to harness the
best ideas from all Australians - including business people, academic
experts and community leaders, to prepare a modern Australia for the
challenges of the 21st century.
I believe that skilled migration needed to be included on the agenda.
So, to ensure your voice is heard, we made submissions as part of our
ongoing strategy to:
- increase the age limit for Skilled migration well above 45
- reduce visa processing times
- make it easier and faster for prospective migrants to visit Australia and meet with employers.
Your participation is important to Australia's future. We will do
everything within our power to ensure you have the best possible chance
of a successful and stress-free move to this wonderful country.
Best regards to you and your family,
Assyl Haidar
CEO
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- No end in sight to Australia's need for highly skilled workers
- A nutty bunch...for a good cause
- Skilled Migrants may save Charleville's goat abattoir
- Immigrants attracted to steel city
- How far can a migrant go? John Waters: Actor
- News ideas to ease the crisis
- Aussie Surprise of the Month - Wine in a box? You must be joking!
- 5,000 Young Pinoys To Join World Youth Day In Australia
- Older Workers Need a Holiday Too
- Migrant worker visas under review
- A Town Like Whyalla
- One nation, many cultures - Floriade: Australia's celebration of spring!
- So how do you like Australia?
- Aussie Survival Guide - The States of the Nation
- If at first you don't succeed, dig deeper
- Sydney or the bush?
- Aussie Recipe: The Mouth-watering Muddie
- In Brief
No end in sight to Australia's need for highly skilled workers
Owing to Australia's burgeoning economy, temperate climate and limitless
skilled work opportunities, Australia remains high on the list of potential
immigrants from Britain wanting a fresh start.
Reportedly, one in three UK nationals express a wish to live and work in
Australia. The number of Brits living in Australia has doubled in the past
decade, with about 2000 leaving for Australia each week.
The Australian Government is aiming to help skilled workers and professionals
in medicine, mining and many other fields to be granted visas more quickly.
Heather Ridout of the Australian Industry Group says this process needs to
be fast-tracked to ease crucial work shortages.
Shortages are so severe that it's estimated that the housing industry alone
needs 40,000 skilled workers in the coming years in order to help stabilise housing
prices.
A report by the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia recommends a rise of
immigration to as many as 227,000 people by 2021 and 316,000 by 2051.
Australia offers attractive packages to foreign students, who may stay on after
graduation and take up skilled opportunities. The success of these education opportunities
is reflected in the fact that 35,000 Indian students took up Australian student visas in 2006.
Interested in establishing a career in an exciting and secure nation? Contact LIA
today to discuss your options.
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A nutty bunch...for a good cause
The tradition continues at LIVE IN australia.com, resulting in lots of
crazy coloured hair and a couple of shaved heads! On Friday 11 April,
LIVE IN australia.com staff participated in the annual "World's Greatest Shave"
event to raise funds for the Leukaemia Foundation.
Some big targets were set and we are very proud to announce that not
only were they surpassed, but we also broke our previous record. Well done team LIA!!
What is it all about? Every hour of every day someone in Australia is diagnosed
with leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma. Currently, more than 30,000 Australians are
living with one of these cancers but only 4 out of 10 adults survive.
Funds raised provide patients and families with a free 'home-away-from-home'
near hospital during their treatment, free transport to appointments and practical
assistance and emotional support. Money raised also goes towards research into
better treatments and cures.
A huge thank you to all of our sponsors and we look forward to continuing our
support for this, and, many other initiatives through the year.
The always colourful LIVE IN australia.com team!
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Skilled Migrants may save Charleville's goat abattoir
Charleville, Queensland, goat and sheep export abattoir could
be back in business following a meeting in Brisbane, to secure
the required relaxation of Australian immigration laws. The abattoir,
the biggest of its kind in the world, announced last week that
it was closing down.
The closure would put more than 100 existing employees out
of work - jobs that will serve as the abattoir's main bargaining
chip when they seek to negotiate for more workable immigration
arrangements, according to Western Exporters managing director,
Neil Duncan.
Mr. Duncan said closing the plant had been a less expensive
option than keeping it running, because a severe shortage of labour
meant the plant was being forced to throw away about $2 million worth
of product such as off-cuts every year because it did not have the
staff to process the material.
Western Exporters has already used the 457 scheme successfully
to bring 15 Vietnamese workers and their families to Charleville
two years ago.
If Western Exporters brought in another 20 foreign workers under
the 457 program, it would take its total number of 457 workers to 35
(including its existing 457 workers from Vietnam).
Abattoirs were also required to pay foreign meat workers a minimum
of $41,000 a year - about $3000 more than the minimum for Australian
workers - as well as their medical costs.
"We need an undertaking from the immigration department that our
applications will be processed and we do need changes to this 457
program for the sake of the export meat industry," Mr. Duncan said.
Mr. Duncan said he felt like he had "won the lottery" the day his
Vietnamese workers arrived.
"They have been fantastic. Everybody in the community of Charleville
likes the Vietnamese. They are very family orientated. They have their
wives and children here, and their children go to school here. They work
side by side with the Australians, and we never have a problem with them."
Got meat industry skills and want join a great Australian team?
Contact LIA
and see how your skills dovetail with Australia's needs!
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Immigrants attracted to steel city
Last financial year, industrial city Whyalla, on the western shore
of South Australia's 'Iron Triangle', recorded its largest population
increase in more than thirty years.
Whyalla grew by 1.3% to 22,612 last year, according to the Australian
Bureau of Statistics.
Whyalla Mayor, Jim Pollock, said he was extremely pleased to hear
about Whyalla's positive population growth.
The overwhelming majority of South Australia's population growth
was owed to overseas migration - 80 per cent, or 12,800 people moved
from overseas to the State last year. South Australia experienced the
largest percentage of overseas migration in the country.
According to Australian Bureau of Statistics demographer Andrew Howe,
immigration has contributed directly or indirectly to Whyalla's population
increase. "Numbers of births and deaths don't change too much so we
can only assume that this recent reversal of population trend for Whyalla
is due to more people moving into the area, combined with less people moving
out," he said.
Interested in a career in one of Australia's longest established 'steel cities'? Talk to an
LIA Migration Advisor
and get more information on Australian skilled employment demand.
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How far can a migrant go?
John Waters: Actor
John Waters is one of Australia's most recognised and respected film
and theatre actors. He was born in London, on December 8, 1948, one of
five children of Scottish actor, Russell Waters.
He first faced a live audience as a singer and bass player with 60s
R & R Band The Riots and appeared in Macbeth before travelling to Australia
in 1968 with only a guitar and $90.
He soon heard a US film called Adam's Woman, was being filmed in NSW
and he managed to get a small role. Friends recommended he audition for
a musical. He did, and landed the lead role of Claude in Sydney's 1969
production of the landmark rock musical, Hair. This was followed by the
role of Judas in Godspell. The brooding role of Sgt. McKellar in ABC TV's
Rush in 1974 earned him a Logie Award for Best New Talent. Roles in such
films as End Play, Summerfield and Breaker Morant followed, as did the TV
mini-series All The Rivers Run, Nancy Wake and Alice To Nowhere. He also
did a ten year stint as host of children's ABC program PlaySchool.
Since collecting the Australian Film Institute's Best Actor Award in 1988
for the film Boulevard of Broken Dreams, John has re-embraced musical
theatre and won unanimous acclaim in the role of Pontius Pilate in the 1992
concert version of Jesus Christ Superstar with John Farnham, Kate Ceberano,
Jon Stevens and Angry Anderson that successfully toured the nation. John's
self-written one man show Looking Through a Glass Onion, based on the life
of John Lennon, toured nationally and regularly since 1992 and also played six
months in London's West End in 1995.
In 1998, John performed his one-man, self-devised Cabaret season as Jacques
Brel in Cafe Brel. In 2000 he completed a 12 month season of The Sound
of Music in the role of Captain Von Trapp in Sydney and Melbourne. In October
2001 he starred as Mr. Robinson opposite Wendy Hughes in the Australian stage
version of The Graduate. In May 2002 John again amazed as Fagin in Oliver! The Musical.
John married Zoe Burton in January 2002. Their son Archie was born in January 2003.
John Waters, Actor
LIA shares that determination to always strive for great performance. Contact an
LIA Advisor
now and see what that means for you.
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News ideas to ease the crisis
Big business and state governments would be able to fast-track thousands of
temporary foreign workers into jobs in mines and hospitals to tackle the
skills crisis under proposed changes to the 457 visa scheme.
Immigration Minister, Chris Evans, says he is sympathetic to the idea of
allowing companies with proven records to import skilled migrants without
arduous immigration processes.
Senator Evans said the scheme was working "pretty well" and only a small
percentage of employers had abused it. A problem, however, was inflexibility;
with businesses claiming the processing time for skilled workers was too long.
"With a global economy, they want to make decisions much quicker than they used
to and they want to respond to demand much quicker," Senator Evans said.
A three-member business panel, chaired by Xstrata Australia chairman Peter
Coates, is considering the fast-tracking proposal. It is due to present an interim
report to Senator Evans soon.
Last financial year, 46,680 visas were issued to foreign workers under the 457
program. Senator Evans said state governments were among the biggest users of the
457 program.
He said the Government was also looking at a New Zealand scheme that allowed
in unskilled workers from Pacific island nations on a seasonal basis.
Advocates say such a scheme would economically benefit both countries, but
opponents warn it could take jobs from Australians. "New Zealand is trialling
such a scheme and we are looking at how that is progressing and what lessons might
be learned," Senator Evans said.
Meanwhile, Australia's population is growing at its fastest rate in almost 20
years, with imports of skilled workers lifting net migration to a record 179,122
people in the year to September, and population growing by 318,500 to 21,097,148.
Thousands of skilled workers and professionals make Australia their home every year. An
LIA Advisor
can explain the opportunities that await you.
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Aussie Surprise of the Month
Wine in a box? You must be joking!
The ubiquitous wine cask was developed by Tom Angove of Angove's,
winemakers and distillers, of Renmark in South Australia. Many claims
of 'the first' came from other wine producers and from overseas but were
retracted when confronted with a 16 years Letters Patent that was issued
to the company on 20th April, 1965, stating one Thomas William Carlyon
Angove as the actual inventor.
The title of the invention was 'improved container and pack for liquids'.
This startling innovation was a soft flexible bag, sealed without any
air space. The bag collapsed as wine was withdrawn, thus protecting the
remaining wine from air spoilage. The cubical shape of the cardboard container
was space and transport economical and also protected the bag of wine during
handling and transport.
The bag took two years to develop and after much market research one
gallon packs of table white, table red, port, sweet sherry and muscat were
launched on an unsuspecting drinking public in November 1965.
All you need to celebrate this new knowledge is a cask of good Australian
wine, and a glass.
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5,000 Young Pinoys To Join World Youth Day In Australia
Over 5,000 Filipino youths are expected to join the World Youth Day (WYD)
with Pope Benedict XVI this July in Sydney, Australia, the Episcopal Commission
on Youth (ECY) of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)
said yesterday.
The ECY said that of the 6,560 Filipinos who initially registered for the WYD,
some 1,000 have already confirmed their participation. Over 500,000 youths and 180
groups all over the world are expected to join the biennial event that would be
held from July 15 to 20.
Bishop Joel Baylon, ECY chairman, said he had met with Philippine Consul
General to Sydney, Maria Theresa Lazaro, during her recent working visit to the
Philippines and discussed preparations for the WYD participation of Filipino youths.
The Archdiocese of Sydney has started preparing for the arrival of Filipino
pilgrims and clergy, following a meeting between Lazaro and Fr. Menardo Mercene,
the Filipino chaplain of the archdiocese.
This could be the experience of a lifetime ... and an opportunity to see Australia firsthand.
Contact LIA
today and see if you qualify for skilled migration.
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Older Workers Need a Holiday Too
Queensland Tourism Minister, Desley Boyle, believes that baby
boomers from all over the world could be the answer to Queensland's
major skills crisis.
Currently, the Australian Working Holiday Visa is available to
18 to 30 year olds and valid for a twelve-month period.
But Ms Boyle explained to Immigration Minister Chris Evans,
that overseas workers aged from 30 onwards were, in fact, Australia's
great untapped resource. "Business and industry in Queensland is
constrained in terms of its growth by a lack of skilled labour," she said.
"It may be some of us who are older, baby boomers, may well like that opportunity."
She explained that although Queensland's low unemployment rate of 3.6% has
its positive points, it is restricting business growth, and is hoping that
solutions like Working Holiday Visas for older people and other classifications
of immigration will help solve that.
"This is a bigger issue for Queensland, I suspect, (because) Queensland
is booming more than other states," she said. There were shortages in hospitality,
the health sector and other skilled trades all around the state, the minister said.
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Migrant worker visas under review
The exploitation of migrant workers, salary levels and English
language requirements will be examined in a review of the
temporary skilled migrant program.
The Federal Government has appointed industrial relations
commissioner Barbara Deegan to head the review.
Immigration and Citizenship Minister, Chris Evans, said Ms Deegan
would draw on her extensive expertise in the industrial relations sector
to review the 457 visa program and provide options to improve its integrity.
The review would address concerns about the exploitation of migrant
workers, salary levels and English language requirements, he said. "Ms Deegan
will consult with overseas workers, union and industry representatives as well
as relevant commonwealth, state and territory agencies," Senator Evans said.
Ms Deegan will take leave from her position as commissioner of the Australian
Industrial Relations Commission to head a working party of industry and trade
union leaders. The review will look at measures to strengthen the integrity of
the temporary skilled migration program; the employment conditions that apply to
workers employed under the program; the adequacy of measures to protect 457
visa holders from exploitation; and the English language requirements for the
granting of migration workers' visas.
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A Town Like Whyalla
Whyalla is located 396km northwest of South Australia's capital, Adelaide
and is the largest city in the Upper Spencer Gulf region. Founded in 1901
as Hummock Hill, it was renamed Whyalla in 1914, when it was established
as a port to ship iron ore extracted from the nearby Middleback Ranges.
Today, Whyalla is the engine room for the new $2.8 billion business entity
called OneSteel.
Whyalla produces approximately 1.2 million tonnes of raw steel each year
and around 35% of the steelworks' raw steel production is converted into finished
products for the construction and rail industries. Whyalla is the only rail
manufacturer in Australia.
Whyalla boasts spectacular outback landscapes, scenic views, and majestic
coastline and is rich in culture and heritage. While in Whyalla why not try your
hand at some of the best fishing in South Australia, or take a tour on the land-locked
ship HMAS Whyalla. Whatever your interests there is something in Whyalla for everyone.
Welcome to Whyalla 'Where the Outback Meets the Sea'. With 300+ days of sunshine
per year, friendly locals and plenty to see and do, Whyalla is the ideal holiday destination
or place to live.
Secondary education is provided through the Whyalla Secondary College, which comprises
Stuart High School, Whyalla High School and Edward John Eyre High School. St John's College
is a Catholic secondary school founded by the Christian Brothers.
Tertiary education is provided by the Spencer Institute of TAFE and the Whyalla
Campus of the University of South Australia.
Whyalla has all the facilities that you would expect from a bustling city,
from seven day a week shopping, educational precinct, sporting facilities and
fantastic boating facilities. Whyalla really has it all.
City Plaza with Hummock Hill behind
The Iron Knob iron ore mine, where the first ore was discovered in 1894
If you're interested in the possibilities of an Aussie 'sea change' or 'tree change',
contact LIA
without delay.
Whyalla Council & General information: http://www.whyalla.com/site/page.cfm
Whyalla: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whyalla
OneSteel Whyalla: http://www.onesteel.com
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One nation, many cultures
Floriade: Australia's celebration of spring!
Every spring, Canberra's Commonwealth Park is transformed into a
tapestry of colour with more than a million bulbs and annuals in bloom
at this month-long free festival. So much more than flowers, Floriade
offers a spectacular entertainment program, horticultural activities,
kids' fun, food and wine, shopping and more.
Floriade is Australia's premier spring festival and a world-class
floral spectacular! Over one million blooms create a stunning backdrop
to a month long festival filled with music, cultural celebrations,
artistic displays, entertainment and recreational activities.
Floriade runs for one exciting month from mid September to mid October
and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. This vibrant
festival presents an amazing and ever-changing visual display that makes a
single visit never enough.
Visitors who want the full experience of Floriade should take the time
to visit a number of times to see the different flowers in bloom, enjoy the
fabulous entertainment program and attend some of the great information seminars
and workshops.
The Floriade team congratulated Floriade's Head Gardener, Andrew Forster,
on being awarded the Public Service Medal as part of the Australia Day Honours.
Andrew provides outstanding public service in the provision of floral displays
throughout Canberra, particularly through Floriade. Andrew has worked on every
Floriade since its inception in 1988.
Website: http://www.floriadeaustralia.com
Two views of Floriade, Canberra
Folk from anywhere in the world are invited to
contact LIA
and ask about the almost endless Australian opportunities for skilled workers.
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So how do you like Australia?
Munira - helping refugee women make it in Australia.
Munira was just 13 years old when she fled her home country of
Eritrea in 1976 to escape civil war. She arrived in Australia in
November 1994 under the Special Humanitarian Program.
On her way to Australia Munira spent 18 years in Sudan where she
married and had two children. Her husband disappeared during a working
trip, leaving the family to cope in difficult circumstances.
After learning of her husband's whereabouts, she proposed his entry
under the Special Humanitarian Program. The family are now together and
living in Melbourne. Munira works with the Adult Multicultural Education
Service, developing vocational projects for women who have arrived in
Australia as refugees or migrants. One of these initiatives is the
Sorghum Sisters catering company of three women from the Horn of Africa
who arrived in Australia as refugees.
The women prepare traditional African dishes for a growing clientele
in Melbourne. They provided catering for the event held by the department
in February celebrating the arrival of 100,000 refugees in Australia in
the last decade.
If you'd like to re-charge your career and supercharge your life,
contact LIA
and see what Australia can offer you!
Munira & the Sorghum Sisters
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Aussie Survival Guide
The States of the Nation
One thing you have to watch out for ... even though it's
called Australia, all kinds of things are different in different
parts of the nation.
Before 1900, Australia didn't actually exist. It was created
by six countries and their territories deciding to join up and see
if they could make a go of it, via a process called federation.
Hard to believe?
Absolutely true. The countries (while colonies of Britain) were
completely independent. There were even customs posts along the Murray
River, which separates Victoria from New South Wales. Now, these little
countries were cool about joining up, but definitely refused to give up
what became known as states' rights. These were written down in the
Australian Constitution, which was a visionary document. However, you
can imagine that what was a darn good idea in the eighteen-nineties,
doesn't necessarily work in the 21st Century.
Couldn't we just change the Constitution? Well yes, we could,
but only after a referendum
at which a majority of people in the
majority of states voted for the change.
How does this affect you? Fortunately, not as much as it used to.
But in many ways from road rules, to education, hospitals, motor vehicle
registration, driving licences, building regulations and a wide variety
of such legislation, States have different laws.
Gradually, more and more subjects are considered nationally, but
look out for the differences!
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If at first you don't succeed, dig deeper
What do piano tuners, glass blowers and acupuncturists have in common?
They're all jobs that feature on the list of "in-demand" professions
in Australia.
Yes, the biochemists, engineers and other more conventional professions
you'd expect are there too. But among the 200,000 Britons who emigrate each
year are many who have won their visas and permits in unusual occupations
Even if the fit between your job and your preferred destination is not an
easy one, determined people can find a way. Music producer, John Brough, had
initially been told there was little point in attempting a visa application
to Australia.
"I went to a lot of agents and some didn't even consider me, but I have
worked with the likes of U2, Jamie Cullum and Queen, so I found an agent willing
to look around the problem," says Brough. "I have applied specifically for a
Distinguished Skills Visa, which is aimed at people whose skills or qualifications
are not on the primary occupation list, but who could still contribute something
to the country."
It may be 18 months before Brough finds out whether he and his wife will be
granted the visa, and then admission is subject to passing medical examination.
However, even if your occupation is "on the list", other, more formal,
qualifications may be needed too.
In 2007, the Australian government changed the points system for entry and Trades
Recognition Australia changed the skills assessment process for trades people wishing
to migrate into the country.
Now, some trade occupations need a technical interview and practical assessment.
Nick Clayton, author of the Guardian Guide to Working Abroad, says there are
other considerations. "Before you pack your bags, make sure that you have all
the paperwork necessary to take up employment. In countries that have a federal
system of government you may find that there is another set of local hoops to go
through before you can actually take up a job, even after you've passed through
national immigration.
If you're a skilled pro in any area, check with an
LIA Advisor
and see how your skills fit in with Australia's urgent employment needs!
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Sydney or the bush?
The National Farmers Federation recently launched a 42-point action
plan to try and fill what it calls the chronic labour shortage in
agriculture.
The NFF says that if the drought breaks across the country,
the sector will need 100,000 employees.
The organisation is calling for changes to the 457 visa legislation,
and the creation of a seasonal visa program targeting Pacific Islanders.
But the NFF says changes to immigration policies must be part of the
strategy. The Farmers Federation says the 457 visa regulations are not
flexible enough to be of real use in the agricultural sector.
A group of industry representatives is currently compiling a report
for the Federal government on possible changes to the 457 program. Its
interim report, submitted last week, recommended for example, fast-tracking
457 applications from employers with a good record of compliance with
immigration and industrial relations laws.
The Immigration Department points out that it is also expanding its
Working Holiday visa program. The NFF says it would prefer a seasonal
visa program similar to New Zealand's to be introduced to meet the
labour shortages for unskilled jobs.
Certainly the NFF appreciates the work done by backpackers as they
travel around Australia. They are a very important part of resolving
our labour needs.
As well, the Minerals Council of Australia estimates that its labour
shortage between now and 2015 will be around 70,000.
The Council's Chief Executive, Mitch Hooke, says 457 visas can only
be a stop-gap measure to address that issue. There's certainly some scope
for looking for a sub-class to the 457 visas, known as a 459 visa, which
is more of a temporary visa for say construction workers and more itinerant
workers.
Bob Birrell, the Director of the Centre for Population and Urban
Research at Monash University, says Australia's tradition is to bring
people on a permanent basis and believes Australia should not move away
from that.
Thinking of seeking skilled or seasonal work in regional Australia's
many regional cities and towns and rural areas? Contact an
LIA Advisor and discuss the opportunities.
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Aussie Recipe: The Mouth-Watering Muddie
Being surrounded by sea, Australia is also surrounded by a
bewildering range of tantalising seafood, among which the Mud
Crab is justly famous. The 'muddie' can be more than 25cm (10")
across and weigh around 2kg (c 4.4lb). Their hind legs are flattened
for swimming and they have very robust claws, used for crushing
shells. Or your fingers, if you're not careful!
It's true that most seafood will eat you if you don't eat it first.
But this dish is not merely self-defence, it's simply delicious.
Ingredients
1 Green Mud Crab (or 1kg Green Bugs)
1 large Onion, Chopped
3 Cloves Garlic, chopped
3 chilies, chopped, seeds removed
2 tablespoons Ginger, chopped
4 tablespoons oil
1 cup Tomato (or BBQ) sauce
3/4 cup White Wine
1/3 cup White Vinegar
1 tablespoon Corn flour
1 Egg
Method
Clean and crack the mud crab (or halve bugs). Place the onion,
garlic, chilies and ginger in a processor and blend. Mix the wine
and corn flour together in another bowl. In a heavy fry pan,
warm the oil and slowly cook the onion/garlic/chili/ginger mix.
Add the tomato sauce and when the mixture is hot add the mud crab
(or bugs) turning and basting until done. Remove the crab from the
pan and keep warm. Turn the heat down to low and add the wine/flour
mixture, then the egg/vinegar mixture and stir until sauce thickens.
Pour the sauce over the crab and serve immediately with boiled rice.
Mud crab looking for something to crush
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In Brief
Aussie rural transport industry needs workers!
According to a report by the South Australian Freight Council,
rural transport operators need workers. The council proposes
to recruit people via temporary Australian visas.
Rodney Quinn, the Eyre Peninsula (SA) transport operator,
said: "Many of the issues identified by the council are already
hurting the efficiency and productivity of a vast number of
regional businesses and economies."
The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula and such towns
as Port Augusta, Port Lincoln and Whyalla are all located there.
It is just one rural Australian region that needs transport
industry workers.
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Working with World Vision to make a difference
In March this year, LIVE IN australia.com ran a promotion, offering
Clients the opportunity to upgrade to our Platinum service for a
discounted price. From every upgrade that was purchased, LIVE IN
australia.com donated $AU50 to World Vision's Kenya Crisis fund.
With the support of our valued Clients, funds raised will go towards
assisting 80,000 displaced Kenyans with relief supplies since the outbreak
of violence last December, including the delivery of life saving supplies
such as food aid, blankets, soap, cooking utensils and shelter materials
to desperate families across Nairobi, Nakuru, Eldoret, Mombasa and Kisumu.
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Iraqi employees may come to Australia
As Australia prepares to withdraw its troops from southern Iraq,
the government is allowing Iraqi employees who provided support
services to apply for permanent residence.
The Australian government will adopt a new visa policy for what
they term "Locally Engaged Employees" (LLEs) that include Iraqi support
personnel, such as translators and interpreters. Immigration authorities
expect to grant up to 600 humanitarian visas under the new policy.
DIAC says the first group to benefit from the new visa policy will be
a select group of Iraqis who have worked for, or with, the withdrawing
elements of the Australian Defence Force commitment to Iraq.
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Aussie Word of the Month
Illywhacker(noun): country fair con man, an unprincipled seller
of fake diamonds and dubious tonics.
Aussie words in action: Beware of immigration industry illywhackers!
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