Dear Guest,
We have had a tremendous response to our office launch
and to the participation of the Immigration Minister on
the day. Thank you to all those who sent encouraging notes
of congratulations- we owe our success to the support of
our clients and we remain devoted to serving you in the
best way we can.
This month, Melbourne hosts the 12th International
Metropolis Conference on migration, economic growth and
social cohesion. This once again highlights the integral
focus on attracting migrants to Australia and with now over
104,000 official job vacancies, there has never been a better
time to establish a new life here. It is no wonder that Damien
Leith was able to say that he 'has never been out of work'
from the moment he arrived in Australia!
Government policy continues to heavily favour skilled
migrants in particular with lower pass marks in some visa
categories, a bigger occupations list and higher points
than ever before available for English language proficiency.
I hope that you enjoy this edition of LIAISON and
remember that we are here to help you and your family
make the move to a better future in Australia with
confidence and peace of mind.
Best Regards,
Assyl Haidar
CEO
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- So how do you like Australia?
- Counting on a growing population
- How far can a migrant go?
- Czeching out Australian Multiculturalism
- Aussie Surprise of the Month
- A Town like Broome
- The Land of 70,000 Opportunities
- Australian shipbuilding on the crest of a wave
- In Brief
So how do you like Australia?
Soubhagya Das, India.
It's been a while since petroleum engineer, Soubhagya Das, left Odissa,
India, to build a better life for his family, overseas.
After trying Canada and Norway, he arrived in Australia with his
family on a temporary business (long stay) subclass 457 visa. It didn't
take the family long to decide Perth was the place they wanted to call home.
Soubhagya was sponsored by his employer, under the Employer Nomination Scheme in 2005.
'I have been working with a highly competent, highly skilled
work force who can take on any challenge. Perth is a wonderful place to live,'
Soubhagya said. 'I can drive anywhere in half an hour. I could never do that where
I lived before. There is so much to do here and so much opportunity.'
When it comes to education, Soubhagya is equally happy.
'My children went to a very expensive international school in Norway.
Now they're receiving an equivalent education in a Perth public school.
In Norway, the foreign community kept very much to itself. In Perth, we've
been welcomed with open arms. Everyone has been cordial and kind.
Everyone in my family is happy we moved to Australia.'
The Das family – very happy to be in Australia
If you would like to enjoy a similar lifestyle to the Das family, let LIA see what Australia can do for you!
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Counting on a growing population
During the year ending March 31, 2007, Australia's population grew by 307,100 people,
including more than 140,000 migrants, with an estimated total population now exceeding
21 million according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Victoria - population grew by 74,000 as part of the largest annual increase
in Australia's history. Almost 43,000 immigrants moved to Victoria, 57.6 per
cent of the state's population growth. Then came Queensland (28,640), Western
Australia (19,783), South Australia (10,061), ACT (1311), Tasmania (968) and NT (843).
Almost half of all migrants to Victoria were skilled, 30 per cent were family
reunion and 10 per cent were humanitarian. The top source nations were India with
4826 arrivals, New Zealand (4178), China (3976), Britain (3221), the Philippines
(1644) and Sri Lanka (1464).
New South Wales - with 43,835 arrivals, lured the most migrants last year.
Immigration was responsible for 54 per cent of national population growth,
and natural increase was responsible for 46 per cent - the highest birth rate
since 1995. The national migrant intake of 140,000 was almost 9,000 up on the
previous year and a remarkable increase on the 85,752 migrants who arrived a
decade ago.
Talk to a LIA Migration Advisor soon to help you achieve your Australian dream.
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How far can a migrant go?
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This month, Sir Gustav Nossal (AC KtCBE MB BS BSc(Med) PhD HonMDMainz HonMDNcl
HonMDLeeds HonDScSyd HonDScQld HonLLDMon FRCP FRACP FRACMA FRACOGHon FRSE FTS PresAA FRS)
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Sir Gus Nossal was born in Bad Ischl, Austria in 1931 and came to Australia with
his family in 1939. He studied Medicine at The University of Sydney. Later, Sir Gus
moved to Melbourne to work as a Research Fellow at The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute.
Sir Gus was knighted in 1977 and made a Companion of the Order of Australia in 1989.
Amongst his numerous honours are fellowship of the Royal Society of London; Foreign
Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences; Member of the Academie des Sciences,
France; the Robert Koch Gold Medal, the Albert Einstein World Award of Science, and
the Emil von Behring Prize.
As researcher and as Director of The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical
Research (WEHI, 1965-96) he helped build the foundations of modern immunology,
while working to improve global health through his long-term involvement with the
World Health Organization (WHO), most recently as Chairman of the Global Programme
for Vaccines and Immunization.
Sir Gus has exerted strong influence on government policy especially in his
years as President of the Australian Academy of Science. As a communicator of
science he is unparalleled - inspiring future generations of scientists through
lectures, radio and television.
Sir Gus was Australian of the Year for 2000.
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Czeching out Australian Multiculturalism
Australia's population derives from some 200 countries. Almost one in four of
its 21 million residents were born overseas. Since World War II, we have taken
in the third highest number of refugees in the world. Most of this migration
has been the result of carefully managed policies.
Recently, two Australians of Lebanese heritage visited Prague, capital of
the Czech Republic. They were, Professor Marie Bashir, governor of Australia's
largest state, New South Wales and her husband, Sir Nicholas Shehadie, who was
the first non-Anglo-Saxon Lord Mayor of Sydney and is a former captain and
manager of the Australian Wallabies Rugby Union team.
At a dinner hosted by the Prague Society on the issue of Australian
multiculturalism, Governor Bashir spoke of the opportunities Australia
provides for its migrants and the support offered to help them adjust
to a new society as well as the richness that migrants bring to our
society and to our economy.
Migrants also contribute immensely to our rich academic, sporting,
cultural and culinary life. Our multicultural society also helps our
large tourist industry and our position as a place of learning for
over 300,000 international students every year.
Europe has given Australia much, including millions of its people.
As Europe ponders its 'borderless' future, it might benefit from Australia's
experience with immigration and multiculturalism.
Want to enjoy the benefits of living in Australia? Don't delay. Our advisors are standing-by to help you now.
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Aussie Surprise of the Month
Australia and the Olympic Games
Australia has competed in every single modern Olympic Games, along with Greece
(and maybe Great Britain). Runner Edwin Flack, Australia's only entrant
at the first modern Olympics in Athens, in 1896, won the first Aussie Olympic gold.
Flack won both the 800 metres and 1,500 metres and was leading the
marathon when he collapsed at the 34 km post. Swimmer Sarah Durack,
was Australia's first female gold medalist, winning the 100m freestyle
gold medal in Stockholm, in 1912, the first Olympics that included swimming
events for women.
Australia has hosted the Games twice, in Melbourne in 1956, and Sydney in 2000.
It's the only Southern Hemisphere country to host it. Relative to the population,
Australia has one of the best success rates. (Beijing will be a big challenge!)
The Olympic motto is: Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger). Get with the strength, go with LIVE IN australia.com.
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A Town like Broome
Broome is a remote city situated on the coast of Western Australia,
2,200 kilometres (1,367.0166 miles) north of Perth, the State Capital.
It's a magnificent tourist destination. Population is about 14,000, growing
to around 30,000 during the tourist season. Broome also is one of the world's
largest producers of cultured pearls, generating yearly sales of more than $500 million.
Its deepwater port services the Kimberley region of Western Australia,
supporting livestock export, offshore oil and gas exploration supply vessels,
pearling, fishing charter boats, cruise liners and it's the main fuel and
container receival point for the region.
One third of the world's annual production of diamonds is mined at the Argyle
and Ellendale diamond mines near Broome. Oil, zinc and lead are among the resources
of the region. Broome is one of the fastest growing cities in Australia, and would
suit most skilled workers who fancy a rewarding job, in one of the world's few
workplaces situated in paradise.
Broome region: http://www.ebroome.com/
Broome Council: http://www.broome.wa.gov.au/
Port of Broome: http://www.broomeport.com/
The jetty at Broome in Western Australia
If the idea of making big money in paradise appeals to you, contact LIA without delay.
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The Land of 70,000 Opportunities
A report prepared for the Minerals Industry National Skill's Shortage
Strategy by Drs Dianna Lowry, Yan Tan May and Simon Molloy, National
Institute of Labour Studies, Flinders University Adelaide, has projected
the demand for labour in key occupational groups required by the mineral
resources sector for nine major commodities in Australia from 2006 to 2015.
Key findings included:
- to achieve currently predicted increases in output, the resources
sector will need to employ 70,000 more workers than it currently employs, by 2015
- of the 70,000 additional employees needed, almost 42,000 will go
to Western Australia, almost 15,000 to Queensland, and about 5,000 in
both New South Wales and South Australia;
- women also constitute an alternative labour pool for the resources sector;
- importing labour from outside of Australia is a key option.
That last point is what LIA is all about. If you feel your skills might match
Australia's urgent needs, contact us and set the wheels in motion. We're a mine of information!
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Australian shipbuilding on the crest of a wave
Western Australia (WA) based shipbuilder Austal added Margate shipyard near Hobart
to its Henderson shipyard in WA, to supply lucrative military contracts because
of W.A.'s skills shortage.
Austal chairman John Rothwell says "We've got some 270 people on 457 guest labour
visas at Henderson now. Most definitely, our ability to attract a workforce in Tasmania
is better than it is in WA."
Mr. Rothwell predicted the shortage would worsen. "The uranium industry in South Australia
is talking about needing some 15,000 people in the construction phase there in the next few years."
The recently commissioned, 56m border patrol boat HMAS Launceston was the
12th under a contract for the Australian Navy. Mr. Rothwell said the international
market for similar lightweight military vessels was huge, particularly in the non-ship
building nations such as the Middle East. The company has excellent prospects if it
can recruit the workforce it needs!
Help build Australia's security by building our Naval ships. Call LIA and lay the keel of your new future!
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A growing need for rural workers
Less publicised than IT, mining and industrial fields, Australia's need for
skilled agricultural workers is also pressing. An immigration forum was
recently held in the Gippsland town of Maffra, in Eastern Victoria, for New
Zealand farmers who have recently moved into that region.
A spokesman from the Immigration Department briefed the Kiwi farmers on
how to apply for business and permanent residency visas. Also included in
the forum were topics that addressed conditions attaching to Government
support, such as drought relief, for the rural sector.
If you're a farmer, or skilled ag worker, check with LIA to find
out what opportunities exist for you around Australia, one of the world's
most important food bowls.
Bound for South Australia?
Skilled migrants are warmly welcomed in South Australia, the State that
produces 50% of Australia's cars, 50% of Australia's wine, boasts vibrant
defence, IT, major agricultural and horticultural industries and has big
minerals and resource potential.
South Australia's expanding economy has led to skill shortages in many
industries and the South Australian Government is sponsoring visas for skilled
migrants in advanced science, furniture making, automotive trades, health services,
horticulture, hospitality, metal machining, tool-making, urban and regional planning,
welding and teaching.
GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! Victoria does it again
Football fans who live outside Victoria must be sick of seeing
trophies disappear into that state's display cases.
Melbourne Victory - is current A-League (soccer) champion.
Geelong Football Club - trounced Port Adelaide in the 2007 Grand Final,
before more than 90,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Melbourne Storm - handed out a Rugby League lesson to
the Manly Sea Eagles at Australia Stadium in Sydney.
STOP PRESS: Congratulations England! Against the
predictions of most sporting gurus, England gave the Wallabies a bit of a
walloping in the Rugby World Cup quarter final, in France. Well done the Poms!
Sport isn't everything, but if you like to play it, or watch it
and your goal is to score a suitably skilled job in Australia, Melbourne could be your city.
Contact LIA and find out what your best position is.
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Aussie Word of the Month
(the) drum (noun/verb), (provide with) reliable information.
Aussie words in action: If you have any questions
about migrating to Australia, your LIA Migration Advisor will give you the drum.
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Best Regards,
Peter Seers
Marketing & Client Services Manager
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