Australia cannot fill mining industry vacancies
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11:03 06/01/2006
According to a recent report by the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, the resources industry in Australia is currently facing a skills shortage that has seen vacancies for skilled...
Immigration in Australia reaches 15 year high
10:22 02/01/2006
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Australia's New South Wales looking for skilled workers
13:26 05/12/2005
Australia's New South Wales (NSW) Premier Morris Iemma today announced a major expansion of the Government's efforts to attract skilled business migrants to NSW. "With almost half of the nation's...
Australia faces shortage of 195,000 workers
10:19 25/11/2005
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Australia's rural areas want Indian immigrants
13:06 09/09/2005
Troubled by skilled worker shortage, officials from Australia's country towns or rural areas are reportedly touring India to entice immigrants. The city council of Victorian town Ballarat recently...
10-year-old sues Australian Immigration Department
12:45 31/08/2005
A 10-year-old Iranian boy took legal action against the Australian government on 30 August. His lawyers say he was psychologically hurt by living in immigration detention camps. Shayan Badraie is...
