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Key Things International Students Need to Know about Migration
These are key issues about immigration in Australia for international students. If you're seeking to hire an immigration lawyer in the near future, it's also of benefit to you to be across these issues and to check that the lawyer you want to engage is too. These key things have been prepared by the team at Erskine Rodan Immigration Lawyers in Melbourne, Australia.
Australian Migration Digest
New South Wales joins Health Waiver
Health waivers are available to a limited number of categories of visas. New South Wales was the last State to participate in the health wavier scheme for skilled migrants. 1
Australian Technology Network of Universities
Skill Build - Nation Build: Meeting Australia's Research Workforce Needs
The Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN) has just released the "Skill Build - Nation Build: Meeting Australia's Research Workforce Needs" position paper
Erskine Rodan & Associates Immigration Lawyers
10 Things Employers Should Know When Hiring Workers
The new Migration Amendment (Employer Sanctions) Act 2007, which commenced on 19 August 2007, imposes criminal sanctions on Australian employers who breach the Act. Here are 10 Things Employers Should Know When Hiring Workers.
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Priority processing arrangements for General Skilled Migration
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, set new priority processing arrangements for certain skilled migration visas on 14 July 2010 prior to the prorogation of Parliament.
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30-Aug-2010 | Erskine Rodan & Associates
Key Things International Students Need to Know about Migration
These are key issues about immigration in Australia for international students. If you're seeking to hire an immigration lawyer in the near future, it's also of benefit to you to be across these issues and to check that the lawyer you want to engage is too. These key things have been prepared by the team at Erskine Rodan Immigration Lawyers in Melbourne, Australia.
9-Aug-2010 | Erskine Rodan & Associates Immigration Lawyers
10 Things Employers Should Know When Hiring Workers
The new Migration Amendment (Employer Sanctions) Act 2007, which commenced on 19 August 2007, imposes criminal sanctions on Australian employers who breach the Act. Here are 10 Things Employers Should Know When Hiring Workers.
12-Jul-2010 | Erskine Rodan & Associates
10 Things Lawyers Should Know About Immigration
These are ten must know issues about immigration in Australia for lawyers. If you're seeking to hire an immigration lawyer in the near future, it's also of benefit to you to be across these issues and to check that the lawyer you want to engage, is too. These ten things have been prepared by the team at Erskine Rodan Immigration Lawyers in Melbourne, Australia.
30-Aug-2010 | Australian Migration Digest
New reference manual for migration agents
The Migration Institute of Australia published its updated reference manual in July.
25-Aug-2010 | Australian Migration Digest
London seminar on migrating to Australia
Thames Migration, a migration agent in the UK, will be hosting a seminar in September.
11-Aug-2010 | Immigration South Australia
General Skilled Migration and State Sponsorships in South Australia
Applicants who have complete applications in the pipeline with Immigration SA will be pleased to know that your application will be processed if your Nominated Occupation is considered to be priority for our State.
2-Sep-2010 | Department of Immigration
Nation to celebrate Australian Citizenship Day 2010
A group of 20 people from seven countries officially joined the Australian family at a special ceremony today in Burnie, Tasmania as Australian Citizenship Day 2010 was launched.
13-Aug-2010 | Australian Migration Digest
Call for change for Australian ex-pats
The Southern Cross Group, an advocacy and support organisation for Australian ex-patriots, have called for change on voting rights for Australian citizens living overseas.
10-Aug-2010 | Department of Immigration
Call for Bathurst residents to become true blue Australians
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) and Bathurst Regional Council have joined forces to encourage local residents to become Australian citizens. Residents will not have to make the trip to Sydney, as department officers will travel to Bathurst later this year to conduct citizenship tests, which were introduced in 2007.
31-Aug-2010 | The Australian
Mining keeps economy afloat as other sectors dip
The mining sector almost doubled its profits in the June quarter while earnings in the rest of the economy went backwards.
28-Aug-2010 | The Australian
Business Council of Australia warns of risks if reform stalls
BIG business has warned independent MPs that the stalling of policy reform could send the economy into a downward spiral.
26-Aug-2010 | The Australian
AWU chief Paul Howes slams migration cap
UNION leader and Labor kingmaker Paul Howes has warned that capping migration will undermine Australia's economic prosperity.
2-Sep-2010 | Australian Migration Digest
New research shows smart Australians moving to New Zealand
In a new research paper results have suggested that Australians migrating to New Zealand have a higher level of education compared to their native compatriots and as New Zealand ex-pats living in Australia. However, New Zealanders moving to Australia have the same level of education as native Australians.
1-Sep-2010 | Herald Sun
Importing the unemployed
Weren't skilled migrants the ones we brought in because we couldn't afford to go without their skills?
1-Sep-2010 | Brisbane Times
Joblessness higher among migrants
Unemployment among skilled migrants and their families is 30 per cent higher than for the population as a whole, new research shows, but those who do have a job are more likely to be in a professional role.
2-Sep-2010 | Department of Immigration
Nation to celebrate Australian Citizenship Day 2010
A group of 20 people from seven countries officially joined the Australian family at a special ceremony today in Burnie, Tasmania as Australian Citizenship Day 2010 was launched.
25-Aug-2010 | Australian Migration Digest
London seminar on migrating to Australia
Thames Migration, a migration agent in the UK, will be hosting a seminar in September.
20-Aug-2010 | Department of Immigration
Immigration to visit north-west WA
Migrants and employers of skilled migrants in Port Hedland and Karratha will have an opportunity to meet the visiting Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) outreach officer between August 30 and September 3 to discuss immigration issues.
30-Aug-2010 | Australian Migration Digest
New reference manual for migration agents
The Migration Institute of Australia published its updated reference manual in July.
24-Aug-2010 | New Zealand Herald
Overstayers giving up on unbearable' life
Overstayers are turning themselves in after finding life here to be "unbearable", says an immigration adviser.
16-Aug-2010 | Courier Mail
Wooing tourists to the Gold Coast on a wing and a prayer
A Ramadan evening lounge where Muslims can meet after a day's fasting will open in a premier Gold Coast hotel in a bid to woo more visitors from the Middle East.
3-Sep-2010 | Australian Migration Digest
Australian migration since federation
The Australian Department of Parliamentary Services has released a report which summarises the statistics of migration since the federation of the country.
2-Sep-2010 | Brisbane Times
Abbott boat savings ludicrous: Greens
Tony Abbott's claim of saving $258 million by stopping refugee boats over two years is ludicrous, says Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young.
2-Sep-2010 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Asylum-seeker rhetoric blamed for slump in student visas
The National Tertiary Education Union is concerned about a big fall in the number of international students wanting to study in Australia.
25-Aug-2010 | Brisbane Times
Where is the vision?
Neither party showed a willingness to make tough choices in the campaign. They may now be forced to.
23-Aug-2010 | Business Spectator
Minority rule breeds a better economy
Minority governments have a hard time enacting radical legislation. After a period of dramatic market volatility, an extra set of checks and balances will ensure more stable policy outcomes.
23-Aug-2010 | Australian Migration Digest
Australian election - what the hung parliament means for immigration
We had hoped to bring you information of what the new Australian government would be doing in relation to immigration policy, based on the election on Saturday. However, Australia has a hung parliament for the first time in 70 years.
30-Aug-2010 | Australian Migration Digest
New reference manual for migration agents
The Migration Institute of Australia published its updated reference manual in July.
23-Aug-2010 | Australian Migration Digest
New South Wales joins Health Waiver
Health waivers are available to a limited number of categories of visas. New South Wales was the last State to participate in the health wavier scheme for skilled migrants. 1
26-Jul-2010 | Erskine Rodan & Associates
Priority processing arrangements for General Skilled Migration
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, set new priority processing arrangements for certain skilled migration visas on 14 July 2010 prior to the prorogation of Parliament.
3-Sep-2010 | Australian Migration Digest
Australian migration since federation
The Australian Department of Parliamentary Services has released a report which summarises the statistics of migration since the federation of the country.
1-Sep-2010 | Australian Migration Digest
Immigration debate continues on the international scene
It seems that Australia's immigration debate has a very long reach. Canada is wondering whether it should take up an offshore detention centre; Americans are considering changing their policy to birthrights for immigrants; and Germany is questioning its own position.
31-Aug-2010 | The Australian
Mining keeps economy afloat as other sectors dip
The mining sector almost doubled its profits in the June quarter while earnings in the rest of the economy went backwards.
28-Aug-2010 | The Australian
Business Council of Australia warns of risks if reform stalls
BIG business has warned independent MPs that the stalling of policy reform could send the economy into a downward spiral.
26-Aug-2010 | Sydney Morning Herald
Forget the tax, mining investment powers on
During the mining tax argy-bargy, miners were quietly planning a massive surge in investment.
30-Aug-2010 | Business Day
Work the problem
Despite the fact many considered it lacklustre, the federal election campaign did serve to expose an economic and social fault-line that needs to be bridged.
3-Sep-2010 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Immigration 'trying to deceive Australia' over Curtin move
An advocate for asylum seekers says the Immigration Department is talking "rubbish", after it claimed Afghans who broke out of the Darwin detention centre were moved to remote Western Australia for their own good.
3-Sep-2010 | The Australian
Rioters sent to Curtin as overcrowding denied
THE Department of Immigration has denied there is overcrowding at the Darwin Immigration Centre.
2-Sep-2010 | Brisbane Times
Abbott boat savings ludicrous: Greens
Tony Abbott's claim of saving $258 million by stopping refugee boats over two years is ludicrous, says Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young.
30-Aug-2010 | Australian Migration Digest
New reference manual for migration agents
The Migration Institute of Australia published its updated reference manual in July.
9-Aug-2010 | Erskine Rodan & Associates Immigration Lawyers
10 Things Employers Should Know When Hiring Workers
The new Migration Amendment (Employer Sanctions) Act 2007, which commenced on 19 August 2007, imposes criminal sanctions on Australian employers who breach the Act. Here are 10 Things Employers Should Know When Hiring Workers.
14-Jul-2010 | ABC
Australia defends its Pacific seasonal worker scheme
Australia's government has defended the country's seasonal worker program despite its poor uptake.
3-Sep-2010 | Australian Migration Digest
Australian migration since federation
The Australian Department of Parliamentary Services has released a report which summarises the statistics of migration since the federation of the country.
2-Sep-2010 | Australian Migration Digest
New research shows smart Australians moving to New Zealand
In a new research paper results have suggested that Australians migrating to New Zealand have a higher level of education compared to their native compatriots and as New Zealand ex-pats living in Australia. However, New Zealanders moving to Australia have the same level of education as native Australians.
1-Sep-2010 | Herald Sun
Importing the unemployed
Weren't skilled migrants the ones we brought in because we couldn't afford to go without their skills?
30-Aug-2010 | Australian Migration Digest
New reference manual for migration agents
The Migration Institute of Australia published its updated reference manual in July.
25-Aug-2010 | Australian Migration Digest
London seminar on migrating to Australia
Thames Migration, a migration agent in the UK, will be hosting a seminar in September.
18-Aug-2010 | Business Spectator
POLL POSITION: Pyne's blaming the wrong government
In swipe at Labor's education policies, Christopher Pyne conveniently overlooked the Coalition's role in creating an international student sector that became vulnerable to extreme rorting.
3-Sep-2010 | Australian Migration Digest
Australian migration since federation
The Australian Department of Parliamentary Services has released a report which summarises the statistics of migration since the federation of the country.
2-Sep-2010 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Asylum-seeker rhetoric blamed for slump in student visas
The National Tertiary Education Union is concerned about a big fall in the number of international students wanting to study in Australia.
2-Sep-2010 | The Age
Indian student visas fall by half
INTERNATIONAL student visa numbers dropped more than 16 per cent last financial year, with the number from India falling by more than half.
2-Sep-2010 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Asylum-seeker rhetoric blamed for slump in student visas
The National Tertiary Education Union is concerned about a big fall in the number of international students wanting to study in Australia.
2-Sep-2010 | The Age
Indian student visas fall by half
INTERNATIONAL student visa numbers dropped more than 16 per cent last financial year, with the number from India falling by more than half.
1-Sep-2010 | News.com.au
Asian students caught in sex trade
THE immigration department is investigating brothels that employ young Asian women in breach of their student visas.
Friday, September 03, 2010
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Immigration 'trying to deceive Australia' over Curtin move
An advocate for asylum seekers says the Immigration Department is talking "rubbish", after it claimed Afghans who broke out of the Darwin detention centre were moved to remote Western Australia for their own good.
The Australian
Rioters sent to Curtin as overcrowding denied
THE Department of Immigration has denied there is overcrowding at the Darwin Immigration Centre.
Australian Migration Digest
Australian migration since federation
The Australian Department of Parliamentary Services has released a report which summarises the statistics of migration since the federation of the country.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Department of Immigration
Nation to celebrate Australian Citizenship Day 2010
A group of 20 people from seven countries officially joined the Australian family at a special ceremony today in Burnie, Tasmania as Australian Citizenship Day 2010 was launched.
Brisbane Times
Abbott boat savings ludicrous: Greens
Tony Abbott's claim of saving $258 million by stopping refugee boats over two years is ludicrous, says Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Asylum-seeker rhetoric blamed for slump in student visas
The National Tertiary Education Union is concerned about a big fall in the number of international students wanting to study in Australia.
ABC via Yahoo!7 News
Asylum seekers 'pushed through electric fence'
The union which represents staff at Darwin's Immigration Detention Centre says asylum seekers were able to break out even though the electrified perimeter fence was turned on.
Brisbane Times
Bureaucrats' decisions are fair game, judge says
A FEDERAL Court judge has declared a resounding victory for the courts in their 15-year battle with politicians over executive power.
Sydney Morning Herald
Wilkie sides with Labor
Independent MP Andrew Wilkie says he has decided to back a Labor minority government.
Australian Migration Digest
New research shows smart Australians moving to New Zealand
In a new research paper results have suggested that Australians migrating to New Zealand have a higher level of education compared to their native compatriots and as New Zealand ex-pats living in Australia. However, New Zealanders moving to Australia have the same level of education as native Australians.
The Age
Indian student visas fall by half
INTERNATIONAL student visa numbers dropped more than 16 per cent last financial year, with the number from India falling by more than half.
Sydney Morning Herald
Fewer boats from Sri Lanka
The number of asylum seekers arriving from Sri Lanka has slowed dramatically in the five months since Labor said it would stop processing claims from that country.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Department of Immigration
NIDC protest resolved
The group of Afghan detainees who conducted the now-concluded protest outside the Northern Immigration Detention Centre (NIDC) in Darwin today will remain in the Northern Territory Police watch-house overnight.
ABC via Yahoo!7 News
Coalition's plan for safe-haven visa under fire
The Federal Government says the Coalition is wrong to suggest it could reintroduce a form of temporary protection visas without the authorisation of Parliament.
Herald Sun
Importing the unemployed
Weren't skilled migrants the ones we brought in because we couldn't afford to go without their skills?
Brisbane Times
Joblessness higher among migrants
Unemployment among skilled migrants and their families is 30 per cent higher than for the population as a whole, new research shows, but those who do have a job are more likely to be in a professional role.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Asylum seekers stage break-out protest
More than 90 immigration detainees have broken out of the Darwin detention centre and are holding a mass protest on the side of a busy road.
ABC via Yahoo!7 News
Greens compare Darwin centre to Gitmo
The Greens say the Federal Government is inviting accusations that it is running a Guantanamo Bay-like regime by holding Indonesian crewmen accused of people smuggling indefinitely without trial.
News.com.au
Asian students caught in sex trade
THE immigration department is investigating brothels that employ young Asian women in breach of their student visas.
Australian Migration Digest
Immigration debate continues on the international scene
It seems that Australia's immigration debate has a very long reach. Canada is wondering whether it should take up an offshore detention centre; Americans are considering changing their policy to birthrights for immigrants; and Germany is questioning its own position.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The Australian
Officials clueless on student visa breaches
EFFORTS by universities and TAFEs to win streamlined visa processing for students are being hampered by a lack of research on student visa breaches.
Brisbane Times
Independents should put human rights first
Australia is inching closer to a new federal government. The seat count seems firm, and now five very different men hold the keys to the two parties’ fate. But what is right for them to demand as the price for their support? Only issues of great national importance and urgency should be made hard conditions for passing supply and opposing no-confidence motions.
The Australian
Rioters demand to be sent home
INDONESIAN officials said a two-day riot inside Darwin's immigration detention centre had been triggered by delays of up to nine months in charging the men.
The Australian
Officials clueless on student visa breaches
PRIORITY efforts by universities and TAFEs to win more streamlined visa processing for their students are being hampered by a lack of official research on student visa breaches.
The Australian
Mining keeps economy afloat as other sectors dip
The mining sector almost doubled its profits in the June quarter while earnings in the rest of the economy went backwards.
ABC News
Being shot better than detention, rioters say
Accused people smugglers who have been protesting at the Darwin Detention Centre would rather die than be detained any longer without charge, the Indonesian consulate says.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Business Day
Work the problem
Despite the fact many considered it lacklustre, the federal election campaign did serve to expose an economic and social fault-line that needs to be bridged.
The Australian
Jakarta plea after detention riot
INDONESIA has called on Australia to distinguish between the kingpins of the people-smuggling trade and the fishermen who crew the boats.
Australian Financial Review
Shortfall in research workforce should sound alarms
When the three Independents presented the Prime Minister with a list of the eight portfolio areas they wished to receive high level briefings on to assist them in determining who should form government – industry, innovation, science and research did not feature.
Australian Financial Review
Offshore pitch for new recruits
Universities are broadening their channels of international student recruitment after being stung by a sharp decline in overseas enrolments, which is expected to intensify next year.
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