LIAISON - LIVE IN australia.com Newsletter

	September 2008
	Indians number two in skilled arrivals
	What a great Games Beijing staged
	How far can a migrant go? Mike Brady: Muso extraordinaire
	Australian economy loves immigrants
	Migrants out-settle Aussies on coastal Queensland
	Aussie Surprise of the Month - James Harrison, a really cool inventor
	A town like Rockhampton
	Aussie Rules for doing business with India
	One nation, many cultures: Moomba, Melbourne
	So how do you like Australia? Hieu Van Le He: Accountant.
	Skilled workers flocking to Australia
	Aussie Survival Guide: Little red finger food

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Indians number two in skilled arrivals

		Indians were the second largest nationality of skilled migrants arriving in Australia during 2007-2008, under the temporary skilled migration program to meet the nation’s severe national shortages. Read More...

What a great Games Beijing staged

		From the first moment of the awesome opening to the last echoes of the happy closing ceremony, the world sat back in admiration as they marvelled at the feats of the world's best athletes. Read More...

How far can a migrant go? Mike Brady: Muso extraordinaire

		Songs that set the world’s feet tapping. Mike Brady was born in England and moved to Australia when he was 11. His recording career began in the mid 60’s with MPD Ltd (Mike, Pete & Danny), a 1960s group. Read More...

Australian economy loves immigrants

		According to research released by Immigration Minister Chris Evans, the record immigration intake is delivering major economic benefits. Access Economics modelling "dispels the myth that new migrants impose a huge impost on the taxpayer". Read More...

Migrants out-settle Aussies on coastal Queensland

		In 2007, interstate migration dropped to less than 6000 people while overseas migration continued to rise to more than 10,000. Thinking of making Queensland your home? Read More...

Aussie Surprise of the Month - James Harrison, a really cool inventor.

		James Harrison was a pioneer in all kinds of refrigeration. He emigrated from Scotland to Melbourne in 1839, not long after Victoria’s separation from NSW. Read More...

A town like Rockhampton

		Rockhampton was established in 1858, and is now a thriving city of 74,530, 636 km (395 mi) NW of Brisbane. Rockhampton's climate encourages an outdoor lifestyle with around 300 days of sunshine each year. Read More...

Aussie Rules for doing business with India

		The Australian government is using the Australian Football League (AFL) to deepen sport and business links with India. For the first time, an Indian Aussie Rules football team is in Melbourne participating in the AFL International Cup. Read More...

One nation, many cultures - Moomba, Melbourne

		The Moomba Festival was first held in 1955. For many years, Moomba featured a parade with marching bands, marching girls and elaborately decorated floats. Discover more about one of Melbourne's great traditions. Read More...

So how do you like Australia? Hieu Van Le He: Accountant.

		One of the first Vietnamese refugees to arrive in Australia in 1977, Le was then 20 years old. “We were sent to Adelaide where we have lived ever since,” says Le. Le now has two sons; the elder is in his final year of a pharmacy degree. Read More...

Skilled workers flocking to Australia

		The United Kingdom plays a major role in filling many excellent job functions in Australia. People from the UK with engineering skills, or skilled trades on the look out for a job in Australia, are likely to get very good jobs. Read More...

Aussie Survival Guide - Little red finger food

		Do you like those little red sausages people munch on at parties? Sometimes impaled on a toothpick? Well, once again, just to make settling in that teeny bit challenging, they’re called different names in different states. Read More...


Aussie Recipe: The Vanilla Slice


	The Vanilla Slice enjoys an almost iconic status. As Aussie as the lamington or the pavlova, there’s even an annual competition to find the most delectable slice of all: The Great Victorian Vanilla Slice Bake Off, staged in Ouyen, country Victoria. Read more...


Living the Aussie dream


	"A potentially very stressful and uncertain experience has become simple and a lot of fun. I am so glad that we found you, LIA!" Graham Davidson Read more...


Aussie Word of the Month


	*(Have a) squiz at...* Look or to check something out. Aussie words in action: Have a squizz at the LIA website, and see how we can help you pursue the visa that matches your skills.


Living the Aussie dream


	"LIVE IN australia.com was one of the best solutions I found on the Internet...they have a very professional team." Hamid Reza Farahani farid Read more...