Tap dancing penguin helped by Australia's migration programme
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10:50 03/01/2007
• Watch This Video Amanda Vanstone, Australia's Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, had some nice things to say about the new movie Happy Feet, an animated film about a tap-dancing...
Australia extends multiple-entry visas for six Gulf countries
17:15 28/12/2006
In early December, the Australian government announced that it will extend to two full years the validity of multiple-entry visas for six countries from the oil-rich Gulf region in the Middle East...
Australia - Electronic Travel Authority fee-waiver for Subclass 676 visa
13:07 21/12/2006
Amanda Vanstone, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, announced on 17 December that Australia will remove the application charge for electronic visas issued through its Electronic...
Australia's 457 visa scheme under government inquiry
14:44 15/12/2006
• Watch This Video Australia 's premium skilled foreign-worker visa scheme (commonly referred to as the 457 visa) has caused some controversy this year, and the federal government is now launching a...
Australian Prime Minister defends citizenship test and "mateship"
15:09 12/12/2006
Watch This Video Prime Minister John Howard is feeling pressured to explain the new Australian citizenship exams proposed by his government. Of current concern is how a potential citizen's "...
Australian meat exporter frustrated by inability to employ skilled migrants
12:40 06/12/2006
A western Queensland meat exporter says the Australian industry is being "hamstrung" by an inability to employ skilled migrants in the sector. Western Exporters at Charleville sells goat meat to more...
