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Liberty and secrecy at odds in a new Migration Bill proposal
Visa cancellations may become more difficult to challenge if the Federal Government’s new Migration and Citizenship Legislation Amendment...
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Oct 15, 20212 min read
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Talented workers to gain easier pathway to citizenship
Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, Alex Hawke MP, has introduced additional flexibility...
Dessie
Oct 1, 20212 min read
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Labour schemes reforms easier access and more protection
The first stage of reforms to Australia's labour mobility programs – the Pacific Australia Labour (PALM) Scheme and the Seasonal Worker...
Dessie
Oct 1, 20212 min read
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Recommendations to improve Australia’s temporary migration system
Over the past two years the Senate Committee on Temporary Migration has received 131 submissions from individuals, community groups, peak...
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Sep 7, 20212 min read
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Extended hours for students working in aged care sector
Shortages in the health care sector will mean that more jobs and more hours will continue to be available for student visa holders. The...
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Sep 1, 20211 min read
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New Travel Exemption for Holders of Prospective Marriage visa
Great news for some Prospective Marriage (subclass 300) visa holders who can now travel to Australia. If you applied for a subclass 300...

Dessie
Aug 23, 20211 min read
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New Agriculture Visa may open doors to permanent residency
By the end of September, the Australian Agriculture visa will be available to workers across all agriculture areas including fisheries...

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Aug 23, 20212 min read
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Inquiry into Australia's Skilled Migration Program final report
The Joint Standing Committee on Migration has released the final report on the inquire into the Australia's skilled migration program and...

Dessie
Aug 18, 20214 min read
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Tasmania open for Skilled State Nominated visas
Recent announcement by the State Government of Tasmania is good news for all those eager to access the State Nomination by Tasmania for...

Dessie
Aug 6, 20212 min read
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Peter Bol - success story of the Sudanese-Australian community
Nagmeldin (Peter) Bol is Australia's first Olympics finalist since 1968 over the arduous distance of 800m sprint. He raced three times at...

Dessie
Aug 5, 20213 min read
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Flexibility for Pandemic Event visa holders changing employers
There are some 20,000 holders of the Pandemic Event Subclass 408 visa currently in Australia. The Federal Government introduced this visa...

Dessie
Jul 24, 20212 min read
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Australian Government imposing arbitrary & inconsistent rules
A media release by the Human Rights Law Centre: Arbitrary and inconsistent rules imposed by the Australian Government are unfairly...

Dessie
Jul 22, 20212 min read
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Working-Holiday-program opens for applicants in New Zealand
The Working Holiday program consists of two visas subclass 417 and subclass 462 and the program provides vital support for the Australian...

Dessie
Jul 18, 20212 min read
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Wage growth due to lack of temporary visa entrants
Reserve Bank governor Phillip Lowe recently gave a speech to the Economic Society of Queensland in which he appears to be challenging big...

Dessie
Jul 17, 20212 min read
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Good news for the Australian Working Holiday visa program
Whilst Australian borders remain closed for Working Holiday visa holders and the visas lodged over the past 18 months have not been...

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Jul 5, 20212 min read
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State nominated visas by the Government of Victoria
On 1 July the State Government announced that the Victoria’s Skilled Migration Program for 2021-22 will open to new Registrations of...

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Jul 2, 20212 min read
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New additions to the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List
Yesterday, 22 June 2021 another 22 migration occupations were added to the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) announced...

Dessie
Jun 23, 20211 min read
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NSW & ACT universities work to return their overseas students
overseas students return to Australia, NSW and SA universities, remote and face to face learning, pandemic quarantine facilities

Dessie
Jun 22, 20212 min read
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Temporary visa holders to receive one off Pandemic Payment
The Australian government is going to make a one-off time-limited COVID-19 Disaster Payment to assist temporary visa holders who have the...

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Jun 15, 20212 min read
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Is the Australian visa reform heading the wrong way
"Abolishing the Business Investment and Innovation Program and boosting the number of skilled worker visas would supercharge the economic...

Dessie
Jun 7, 20213 min read
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