Australian minister defends new trade-skills training visa
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9:39 28/02/2006
Australian Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone this week defended a new trade-skills training visa. The visa category will allow employers in regional areas to award apprenticeships to trainees from...
Australia's immigration IT system to undergo massive overhaul
19:44 24/02/2006
Australia's immigration department has completed a review of its IT systems and has found it needs a radical overhaul that will cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Funding for the project is...
Australian firms hiring skilled Brits, South Africans for mining jobs
17:44 24/02/2006
The mining business in the Bowen Basin of Australia is booming, and many employers are struggling to find enough skilled staff locally. Some local firms have taken the initiative and are actively...
More New Zealanders, like Brits, choosing Australia
16:15 22/02/2006
It seems the lure of Australia's hot weather, golden beaches, higher standard of living and better opportunities is irresistible to New Zealanders, in addition to Brits. The growing gap in incomes...
Bad drivers, health costs annoy New Zealand immigrants
19:19 17/02/2006
Although as reported earlier the vast majority of new immigrants to New Zealand are quite happy with their new home, a few things still get on their nerves. The cost of health services and bad...
Ninety-three percent of NZ new immigrants happy
18:32 16/02/2006
A survey of new residents in New Zealand shows immigration benefits both migrants and New Zealand, Immigration Minister David Cunliffe says. The Department of Labour survey found 93 per cent of the...
