New Zealand immigration minister outlines immigration policy
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17:52 31/08/2012
Nathan Guy MP, the New Zealand Minister of Immigration, gave a speech today (31st August 2012) in which he said that New Zealand welcomed immigrants, temporary workers and students. In a wide-ranging...
Australian government launches new leaflet to help immigrants settle
19:00 29/08/2012
The Australian government has launched a new leaflet to help inform recent immigrants to Australia about the government's settlement policy and to inform them of the services that are available to...
Australia targets new law at employers of illegal workers
15:37 23/08/2012
The Australian government has announced a consultation on draft legislation intended to protect the Australian labour market from firms which knowingly employ illegal labour. Chris Bowen MP, the...
Nauru detention centre 'a termite infested ruin'
13:02 23/08/2012
Fact-finding missions by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) have shown that the asylum seeker detention centres on Nauru and Manus, Papua New Guinea, are in poor states of repair. Last week the...
Australian immigration predicted to hit 209,000 in 2014-2015
12:17 23/08/2012
The Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) predicts that annual net overseas immigration will rise slowly to about 208,000 in the year ending in June 2016 from its current level...
Australian unions oppose mass visa application
9:25 23/08/2012
An application to grant temporary work visas to 2,062 foreign skilled workers has been submitted to the Australian government. The workers would work in Australian resources projects The application...
