Australia's skilled immigration policy criticised
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12:22 10/01/2006
Enrolment in Australian university computer courses has dropped to its lowest level in 15 years, and immigration critics are saying it's because too many skilled migrant visas have been issued to...
Australia cannot fill mining industry vacancies
11:03 06/01/2006
According to a recent report by the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, the resources industry in Australia is currently facing a skills shortage that has seen vacancies for skilled...
150,000 Germans left Germany in 2004, highest since 1940s
14:26 02/01/2006
Germans are leaving their country in record numbers, but unlike previous waves of migrants who fled 19th century poverty or 1930s Nazi terror, these modern day refugees are trying to escape a new...
Immigration in Australia reaches 15 year high
10:22 02/01/2006
Australia welcomed 123,424 new immigrants in 2004-2005, the highest number in more than 15 years. Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone said the number of immigrants each year is up about 40 percent...
Review of 2005's most important immigration news stories
15:01 30/12/2005
Workpermit.com brings you a summary of what we consider to be the most monumental immigration news of 2005. Australia launches biggest immigration drive in 40 years As a result of a desperate need...
Fake marriage attempts on the rise in Australia
19:00 29/12/2005
Immigration officials are faced with a sharp rise in numbers seeking Australian residence through sham marriages. The Immigration Department in 2004-05 received 1,909 allegations of contrived...
