Australia, Thailand announce new work and holiday visa
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17:04 08/09/2005
A Work and Holiday (W&H) Visa arrangement between Australia and Thailand came into effect on 31 Aug. The new arrangement means that 18 to 30 year-old Thai and Australian nationals who have...
Australian sea arrivals to be more secure
14:24 06/09/2005
Workers on container ships will be subject to electronic clearance before arrival at Australian sea ports from March 2006, the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs,...
10-year-old sues Australian Immigration Department
12:45 31/08/2005
A 10-year-old Iranian boy took legal action against the Australian government on 30 August. His lawyers say he was psychologically hurt by living in immigration detention camps. Shayan Badraie is...
Immigration under fire in New Zealand
9:57 26/08/2005
Immigration has come under political debate in New Zealand . New Zealand First says that the Labour and National Party's immigration policies have not ended skill shortages, and are keeping New...
Australian immigration officials blamed for elderly woman's death
18:14 25/08/2005
Australian Immigration officials are facing possible legal action after being accused of contributing to the death of an elderly Syrian woman seeking to extend a visitor visa due to ill health. While...
New Zealand aims to bring New Zealanders home
12:16 23/08/2005
The New Zealand Government is trying to encourage its own expatriate New Zealanders to come home. More than 460,000 New Zealand-born citizens - or 14 per cent of the NZ-born population - live...
