NSW releases new occupation lists; 51 occupations removed New South Wales has released its new occupation lists for 2017-2018 (sc190 and sc489). The list for Skilled (Nominated) 190 visas has shrunk to 130 occupations, with 51 occupations removed and 10 others added. You can access the new lists here.
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US musician on tour in Australia deported over tourist visa An American musician booked for an Australian tour has been kicked out of the country after arriving in Melbourne on a tourist visa, 9News reported. Los Angeles-based indie performer Colleen Green was questioned by the Immigration officials over her visa and her plans while in Australia, and…
Labor calls for urgent action on “systemic abuse” of foreign worker visas The Labor Party has expressed its concern over the “systemic abuse” of subclass 400 visas and has called on the Immigration Minister Peter Dutton to urgently safeguard it. Labor Party says this little-known visa is being used as a “backdoor” to undermine the…
Make immigration to SA easier: SACES Overseas migrants to South Australia should be enticed by offering an easier path to citizenship and opening up job visas for more occupations, a recent report by the SA Centre for Economic Studies (SACES) has recommended. The think-tank has proposed that SA must boost the population in the country towns and…
Myanmar asylum-seeker jailed for marrying child-bride In what is believed to be the nation’s first prosecution of this nature, a Myanmar asylum-seeker has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for marrying an underage girl in Australia. According to Times Live, the 34-year-old wedded the child, a 14-year-old, at an Islamic mosque in the Melbourne suburb of…
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Australia to increase outsourcing in visa approval process In an attempt to transform the country’s visa system, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) has turned to the market and is seeking a provider to design, implement, and operate a new visa business. According to the request for expression of interest (REOI) that was…
Fair Work wants international students to report exploitation Observing and expressing its concern over a “disproportionately low” number of complaints from foreign students, Fair Work Ombudsman Natalie James has urged international students to seek the agency’s help if they are exploited at work. Ms. James wrote an “open letter” addressing the international students. “If there’s…
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Yet again, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal has saved a “dangerous” apex gang member who was supposed to be kicked out from Australia. The AAT overturned a decision on Friday. The Department had cancelled his visa after evidence from the police that the man, aged 20, was on a seven-year crime spree of a “violent and…
The Australian Education Union that has been tussling with the government over a new agreement for almost a year has withdrawn from negotiations saying the State government was proposing unfair changes. What the Union has been most vocal about is its claim that the government wants to increase the workload of TAFE teachers by up…
International travellers into and out of Australia are being reminded of the need to declare any cash they are carrying in excess of AUD $10,000 or more, to help make travel at airports smoother. A joint media release from the Australian Border Force (ABF), Australian Federal Police (AFP) and AUSTRAC was issued on Monday reminding…