Western Australia tourism industry pushes for relaxed Working Holiday visa rules
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11:37 17/03/2012
Western Australia Tourism Minister Kim Hames is pushing Australian immigration to relax rules for the Working Holiday visa to help fill job vacancies in the hospitality and tourism industry. Hames...
Australian immigration announces changes to the permanent employer-sponsored visa program
19:40 14/03/2012
Australian Immigration and Citizenship Minister Chris Bowen has announced significant changes to simplify the process for the permanent employer-sponsored visa program. The changes will affect the...
Asylum-seekers transferred or given Australian visas following closure of detention centre
11:16 08/03/2012
Australian Immigration Minister Chris Bowen announced the closure of the Pontville Immigration Detention Centre in Tasmania on March 6. Bowen said the last 12 detainees out of the original 113 people...
New report reveals immigration has helped boost Australia's workforce skills
16:43 05/03/2012
A new report released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) last week shows that immigrants have boosted Australia's workforce skills. The report stated that two-thirds of all working age...
Australia and Argentina Work and Holiday visa agreement goes into effect this week
11:20 02/03/2012
Young people from Australia and Argentina now have the opportunity to visit and work in each others countries under a new work and holiday arrangement that came into effect this week. The new work...
Australian immigration to issue more bridging visas for asylum seekers
10:39 21/02/2012
Australian Immigration has announced that, following a policy change, one-third of asylum seekers arriving by boat will be living in the community on bridging visas next year. Under this new process...
