Australia consults on abolishing upper age limit for skilled migrants
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13:47 17/11/2012
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) is currently holding a consultation on whether to recommend raising the maximum age limit for skilled migrants who can apply for visas. The current age...
Nauru asylum seekers end hunger strikes against Australian government
12:31 16/11/2012
The Age newspaper reports that most of the hunger strikers on Nauru have ended their protests. Some reports last week suggested that 300 of the 350 inmates then being held in the offshore processing...
UK, China and India provide most immigration to New Zealand
15:40 10/11/2012
The New Zealand government's statistical service, Statistics New Zealand, has released figures that show that, in the year to the end of September, there was a net population fall of 3,300 caused by...
Former Civil Service chief calls for reform of UK skilled immigration
15:19 02/11/2012
Lord O'Donnell, the former head of the UK's civil service, has criticised the Coalition government's immigration policy, saying that it is damaging the UK's economy. Lord O'Donnell, formerly known as...
Irish report says immigration vital to economic success
15:10 01/11/2012
An Irish report on immigration finds that, even after the crash, immigrants are playing a vital role in the Irish economy. For Ireland to prosper, it must continue to be open to inward migration. The...
Australia census statistics show rise in Asian immigration
15:54 23/10/2012
Census figures recently released by the Australian government show that over a quarter of Australians were born outside Australia. The Australian government has carried out a census every 10 years...
