Australia announces all asylum seekers will be transported to PNG
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16:34 24/07/2013
The Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced that, from now on, all asylum seekers arriving in Australia by boat will be sent to the processing centre on the island of Manus, which is part...
Government advisory body says UK needs more skilled immigration
10:17 22/07/2013
The UK's Office for Budgetary Responsibility (OBR) has advised the government that the country requires high levels of immigration to help grow the economy. It says that young migrants who come to...
UK immigration research shows 50% of English population lives in high migration areas
15:01 11/07/2013
The UK's Home Office has released research which shows that 50% of the population of England and Wales (but not Scotland) lives in 'areas of relatively high migration'. A further 30% lives in areas...
Senior civil servant says UK immigration and visa services face cuts
9:07 02/07/2013
One of the UK's most senior civil servants, Mark Sedwill, gave evidence to an influential committee of MPs this month about the future of the UK's immigration services. Mr Sedwill told the Home...
Tata Consulting accused of abuse of Australian immigration's '457 visa'
13:33 01/07/2013
An Australian television station has broadcast allegations that one of the world's largest outsourcing companies, Tata Consulting Services (TCS), routinely abused Australia's temporary work visa...
Overseas students say 'UK immigration cap' makes them feel less welcome
13:32 28/06/2013
A poll of international students carried out on behalf of a UK trades union has found that over half of foreign students questioned said that 'the government's immigration cap makes them feel less...
