Australia increases working holiday maker visa quota with Hong Kong
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9:18 02/02/2006
The quota for the Hong Kong and Australia Working Holiday Scheme will increase from 200 to 1,000 in order to meet increasing demand. The scheme , which began in September 2001, aims to help young...
Australia's skilled immigration policy criticised
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...
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...
Study finds what migrants think of Australia
10:15 15/12/2005
With racial tensions rising around the nation, timely new research looks at what migrants truly think of Australia and Australians, and vice versa. The report, by Adelaide University, has been...
Australia's new immigrants find jobs quickly
18:18 05/12/2005
New migrants to Australia are finding employment faster than ever before according to a new survey conducted by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA). The...
