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15 December 2011
AUSTRALIA NEEDS TO FOCUS ON EUROPE: FORMER IMMIGRATION MINISTER
Former immigration minister Nick Bolkus says Australia should increase its take of migrants by 100,000 a year over the next three years. Mr Bolkus believes that Australia should be focusing on Europe and accessing skilled migrants who can contribute to developing the country. Read more.
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9 December 2011
WESTERN AUSTRALIA: REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT AND GROWTH
Two recent publications provide valuable information on Western Australia's employment trends and prospects. The occupational growth areas were primarily tradespeople and technicians, professionals and managers. The key growth areas leading up to 2015 are predicted to be healthcare, education and training. Read further.
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2 December 2011
MIGRATION AGENT REVIEWS: WHAT ARE OUR CLIENTS SAYING?
Are you looking for independent reviews of our service? The Migration Agents Review website lets you compare migration agents before you commit to partnering. It pays to do your research. Find out more here.
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7 November 2011
10,000 NEW JOBS TO BE CREATED IN AUSTRALIA
Woolworths, a major Australian grocery chain, says it will create more than 10,000 new jobs as it conducts a "wholesale review" of its supermarket marketing resources and strategy. This creation of jobs is just another reason why Australia is an attractive destination for migrants. Read the report.
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2 November 2011
WESTERN AUSTRALIA NEEDS 1000s OF SKILLED MIGRANTS IN THE COMING YEARS
This report provides a summary of progress of the "Skilling WA" initiative. It is argued that "unless there are major inflows of available labour from other states, immigration and temporary overseas labour... industry and government should anticipate that only half the projects in the pipeline will come to fruition". WA is going to need thousands of skilled migrants in the coming years. Find out the details here.
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17 October 2011
457 VISAS ON THE INCREASE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
WA is set for an influx of skilled migrants with 80% of WA companies surveyed by audit firm KPMG indicating they planned to hire from abroad in the next 12 months. DIAC statistics show WA's intake of 457 visa holders skyrocketed 85 per cent in July compared with the same month last year. Find out more here.
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14 October 2011
MORE JOBS ON NEW SOUTH WALES SHORTAGE LIST
The New South Wales state government has released an updated version of its State Migration Plan (SMP) including new occupations eligible
for state sponsorship. New occupations now eligible for NSW sponsorship for Australian immigration include early childhood (pre-primary school) teachers, painting trades workers and construction project managers. Read the lastest 176 list here.
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30 September 2011
MORE IRISH PEOPLE NOW CALL AUSTRALIA HOME
The number of Irish people granted Australian visas doubled between June 2010 to June 2011. The Irish Times claims that Australia is a
popular destination for the Irish, quoting "Australia remains a magnet for the Irish, particularly young Irish people."
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29 August 2011
BE HAPPY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!
If you want to be happy for the rest of your life ... move to Australia! That's the message that comes out of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Better Life Index that covers 34 countries and measures quality of life in areas such as housing, income, employment, education, environment and governance. The survey concludes that Australia performs exceptionally well in measures of wellbeing and ranks among
the top countries in a large number of topics.
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13 August 2011
BIG INCREASED IN NUMBER OF 457 VISAS GRANTED
The 457 visa is Australia's most popular temporary visa category. The number of 457 visas granted in the 11 months leading up to May showed a 38% increase on the previous year (DIAC). The 457 visa is a temporary visa that allows a migrant to be sponsored by an eligible employer for up to four years. After two years on a 457, the migrant can be (in most cases) sponsored on a residency visa.
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26 July 2011
BRITS SAY AUSTRALIA IS THEIR ‘TOP EMIGRATION CHOICE’
Australia: The top emigration choice for Brits! A new report has revealed that Australia is the most popular destinations for would-be UK migrants. The survey listed Australia as the first choice destination of 70% of would-be emigrants, due to the countries providing the prospect of better economic conditions, an attractive work/life balance and a better climate.
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19 July 2011
PERTH NOW ELIGIBLE FOR REGIONAL SPONSORED MIGRATION SCHEME (RSMS)
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP, today announced new measures to assist Perth businesses attract the workers they need and alleviate skills shortages in the resources sector. Perth will now be considered a 'regional area' to allow migrants to be employer sponsored on residency visas (RSMS). Read more here.
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1 July 2011
NEW SKILLED MIGRATION POINTS SCHEME
DIAC has announced the new General Skilled Migration points scheme. Find out more here.
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8 November 2010
STATE MIGRATION PLAN ANNOUNCED: AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has finalised its State Migration Plan (SMP). The SMP outlines the skilled occupations that the ACT will sponsor on a permanent residency skilled visa. You can view the list here.
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7 October 2010
ECONOMY WILL HURT IF MIGRATION NOT INCREASED: EXPERT
Australia's economy will flounder if the federal government does not increase its temporary skilled migrate intake. Immigration is an essential ingredient in population growth, as in the imminent future, more Australians will retire than join the workforce and this will have significant implications for the economy. Find out more
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21 September 2010
IMMIGRANTS NEEDED TO FUEL WA ECONOMY
High immigration levels are essential in bolstering WA's economic boom and filling the skills shortages. "If we wish to have the benefits of the economic boom, it is essentail that we do have relatively high levels of immigration" said Deloitte WA managing partner, Keith Jones. The shortage cannot be solved in the short term by education and training - Australian needs skilled immigration now and in the future. Find out more
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9 September 2010
JOBLESS RATE LOWEST FOR TWO YEARS
New employment data show that 53,100 full-time jobs were created in Australia in August. This is the biggest monthly increase in more than two years - or just prior to the global financial crisis hitting Australia. So far this year, the economy has added about 228,200 jobs, raising concerns that skilled shortages may start to hold back growth. It's the right time for skilled migrants to come to Australia. Find out more.
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17 May 2010
NEW SKILLED OCCUPATION LIST ANNOUNCED
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, announced the list of occupations included in the new Skilled Occupation List (SOL). The new list is part of a package of reforms that reflects the Government's commitment to a labour market demand-driven Skilled Migration Program. Find out more.
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14 May 2010
AUSTRALIA CREATING 1,100 NEW JOBS EACH DAY
The Australia is creating new jobs at a blistering pace of 1100 per day, just about all of them full-time. Employment figures released show Australia piled on an extra 37,500 full-time jobs in April 2010. Find out more.
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11 May 2010
MIGRATION CHANGES TARGET SKILLS DEMANDS
The overall size of Australia's migration program will remain the same but there will be a greater focus on the nation's skills needs. The federal government has announced an additional 9150 places for the employer-sponsored migration program which will be balanced by a cut of 3600 general migration places. Find out more.
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24 March 2010
SKILLED VACANCIES ON THE RISE
Skilled job vacancies rose 2.4% in March, compared to February. The skiled vacancies index in March was 11.8% higher than in March 2008, with increases in skilled vacancies recorded in four states, led by Western Australia with a 6.4% rise. Find out more.
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24 March 2010
SKILLED VACANCIES ON THE RISE
Skilled job vacancies rose 2.4% in March, compared to February. The skiled vacancies index in March was 11.8% higher than in March 2008, with increases in skilled vacancies recorded in four states, led by Western Australia with a 6.4% rise. Find out more.
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16 March 2010
WA OFF-LIST QUOTA FULL
Western Australia is no longer accepting applications for its Off-list nomination program. DIAC allocated 500 off-list places to Western Australia for the 2009/2010 year and this quota has now been met. A quota of off-list places for the 2010/2011 year is yet to be confirmed, according to the Government of Western Australia's State Migration Centre.
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15 March 2010
PARTNER VISA - RESIDENCY UPDATE
People who apply for partner visa are normally granted a temporary two year visa. After that, if the couple are still together, the partner is granted their permanent visa. This two year period is waived with applicants granted permanent visa straight away if they are in a "long term" relationship. This is defined as a relationship of at least five years or two years if the couple has a biological child together. We’ve been advised that this five year period will be reduced to three years from 27 March 2010.
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10 March 2010
JOBS BOOM IN AUSTRALIA - 1,000 NEW JOBS PER DAY
The jobs market has turned white hot, with newspaper job ads being placed at a rate not seen since the onset of the financial crisis. As many as one in five employers is planning to take on staff as business confidence climbs to an eight-year high. A near-record extra 207,300 jobs have been created since June 2009 at a rate approaching 1000 a day, pushing the unemployment rate down from its peak of 5.8 per cent to 5.3 per cent. Find out more here
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01 March 2010
SKILLED WORKERS NEEDED TO BOOST AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY
The Australian government is planning reforms to address increasing skills shortages as the resource boom adds an expected $92 billion to the Australian economy over the next five years. To ensure industry demands can be met, options to boost the labour supply include streamlining of temporary and permanent skilled migration. There are 80 major new projects scheduled to start by 2015 and these projects represent a significant opportunity for skilled migrants. Australia’s unemployment is just over 5% so skilled overseas workers will continue to be in high demand. Read the "Resourcing the Future" Paper
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17 February 2010
SKILLED VACANCIES UP 4% IN TRADES
Australia skilled job vacancies in February were up 1.6 per cent on the earlier month, new data shows. Trades were up 4.0 per cent and associate professionals increased 1.3 per cent. Increases were recorded in advertised vacancies for 12 of the 18 skilled occupations monitored, it said. Increases in skilled vacancies were recorded in most states and territories in February, led by Western Australia with a 5.3 per cent rise. Read the report here
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