Raid On Migration Agent Office Uncovers Visa Racket
Migration agent raided over visa documents
A raid on a city office has uncovered a visa racket that had ensnared at least 30 people, the Immigration Minister, Chris Evans, said.
A Sydney migration agent...
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Points Test Visa Refusal: Migration Tribunal Reasons
Matter Refused: Points Test Visa
This decision considered relevance to occupation.
The applicant applied for a points test based subclass 880 (Skilled – Independent Overseas Student) visa, which...
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Foreign Labor ‘Critical’ To Fill Shortages
Migration ‘critical’ to fill 80,000 jobs in Western Australia
The booming West Australian resource industry will face project delays and cost blowouts as it tries to fill 80,000 construction...
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Business Reps Speak Out Against Immigration Cuts
Business opposes cuts to immigration policy
Prominent business leaders have warned that policies to slow population growth will damage the economy.
They say that will allow governments to avoid tackling...
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Universities Protest Cuts To Student Visas
Student visa cuts to cost jobs, say universities
Universities have called on Tony Abbott to scrap his plan to cut international student visa numbers.
They have warned that such a move could cripple the...
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Temp Foreign Labor To Fill Mining Job Vacancies
Migrants must fill labour gap in mining
A shortage of 35,800 tradespeople expected in the resources sector by 2015 will probably be almost completely filled by migrant labour.
This is because miners and...
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Immigration Compliance
Nine Illegal Workers Arrested, Face ExpulsionIllegal workers face deportation Immigration officials have arrested nine Chinese nationals found to be working illegally in Melbourne. The Immigration...
Migrants With HIV, Cancer Allowed to SettleChronically ill foreign workers and their families, including those with HIV-AIDS, will be allowed to settle in Australia for the first time as the Immigration...
Pol Promises Probe of Cash-For-Visa ScandalBaillieu weighs in on Vanstone visa case State Opposition leader Ted Baillieu would refer the cash-for-visa scandal involving former Howard government...
Couple Who Beat Son Fear DeportationA VICTORIAN couple seeking permanent residency in Australia fear possible deportation to China after admitting tying up their 11-year-old son and beating...
Black Market Labour Agent Network ExposedWorker Scam Exposed An underground network of labour agents is procuring illegal workers in Asia and India to supply Australia’s growing blackmarket...
Trapped in the SystemAS THE guards bundled him into the back of the van, Phuc Van Nguyen shouted that they were making a big mistake. They just told him to shut up. Within...
Immigration Law
Migration, Globalisation and Gender: Some Key LessonsFor many, globalisation and migration go hand in hand. A closer look reveals some interesting trends, notably concerning women. Just how significant is...
Migrant Figures Jump The SlumpImmigration has soared to record levels, even with the country in recession. Figures show that in the year to March, permanent and long-term arrivals outnumbered...
Constitution Poses No Obstacle To National Human Rights ActConcerns that a national Human Rights Act would fall foul of the Constitution can be confidently put aside, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission...
Wanted: ICT SkillsIT and telecom skills are still in short supply across Asia, despite the economic crisis. The gap is particularly sharp in Australia, where the Australian...
Judges Have Their PlaceONE of the main reasons advanced against a legislative charter of human rights in Australia is that it would disturb the balance of power in our democracy....
Migration Tweaked to Tackle Economic CrisisMigrants with urgently needed skills or jobs already lined up will be given priority to enter Australia, after the migration program was changed yesterday...
