Australia debates visa changes to allow semi-skilled workers
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13:58 17/07/2006
• Watch This Video The Council of Australian Governments has taken up the controversial issue of making more changes to visa and immigration laws to allow semi-skilled workers and guest workers to...
Australia needs more migrants to boost economy
14:08 10/07/2006
• Watch This Video Australia must increase its migrant intake to stop the economy from stagnating in coming years, a leading business information company says. IBISWorld said that without more...
Foreign workers flood Australia
9:29 06/07/2006
• Watch This Video Foreign workers are arriving in Australia at the rate of 158 a day. More than 58,000 workers holding temporary skilled work visas arrived in Australia in the year to April,...
New Zealand economic and skills statistics published
17:37 13/06/2006
The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) has released the statistics for the first quarter of 2006. Generally, the aggressive program to recruit skilled workers and issue visas and work...
Australian asylum laws opposed by senate committee
9:43 13/06/2006
• Watch This Video A Senate committee has told Prime Minister John Howard to scrap his planned new immigration laws which would lock women and children in offshore detention centres. The laws have...
New Zealand border and security policy summary
13:00 29/05/2006
The 2006 Budget has included an additional NZ$16 million over four years to further increase border and security issues. New Zealand continues to aggressively recruit foreign workers for many skills...
