Push to make it easier for migrants to come to Australia and take hard-to-fill jobs in regional areas SOUTH Australia should be the test site for a radical plan to boost the population in country towns and small cities with foreigners who want the jobs that locals...
457 changes to impact Australia tourism industry
Top chefs, including Neil Perry, say the 457 visa axing will cripple a key part of Australia’s tourism industry A key plank in Australia’s tourism marketing strategy is being put at risk because of changes to the 457 visa program and the country’s top chefs say...
Australia ranked among world’s best countries to be an immigrant
Australia is ranked in the top four countries to be an immigrant, according to a new global study. The nation polled highly in measures such as economic stability, income equality and job markets, which were used to create the list complied by ranking company US News...
Skilled Independent SC189 visa age being lowered to 45 years
The Australian Government is making changes to the Skilled Independent subclass 189 visa from the 1st of July 2017: Two separate pathways or "streams" will be available: a Points Tested Stream, and a New Zealand Citizen Stream. The maximum age permitted to apply for a...
CSL confident of rethink for ‘devastating’ 457 changes
Blood products giant CSL is confident the federal government will modify changes to 457 visas for foreign workers that in their current form would be "devastating" for the company and other biotech firms, a senior executive said. A CSL vice-president, Andrea Douglas,...
Australian visas to cost more from 1 July 2017
All the Australian visas will be more expensive from 1 July this year. Treasurer Scott Morrison, in his budget speech, announced that visa fees will be indexed in line with inflation to generate $410 million over the next four years. This means, from 1 July 2017, the...
$20,000 visa allows parents of migrants in Australia for 10 years
New visa for migrant parents allows them to stay for up to ten years in Australia, but are barred from settling in the country and need to pay $20,000. Their children are required to pay for their private health Malcolm Turnbull government pledged the parent visas on...
New sponsor requirements for Partner and Prospective Marriage visa applications
The Australian government take the safety and security of visa applicants very seriously. To help keep visa applicants safe, new requirements have been introduced for Partner and Prospective Marriage visas. From 18 November 2016, sponsors of these visa applications...
Temporary closure of ICT occupations for Victorian nomination
Temporary closure of applications for ICT occupations until 6 March 2017 A temporary pause in visa nomination processing is now in place for a number of ICT occupations including: 135112 ICT Project Manager 261111 ICT Business Analyst 261112 Systems Analyst...
The Trump effect
Malcolm Turnbull has accused Bill Shorten of playing shabby political games in the wake of Donald Trump’s populist triumph and said the Labor leader’s policy approach was actually a threat to the very Australian jobs he purports to champion. But as the Prime Minister...