The Department of Home Affairs said it would much rather be able to provide a better level of service to people, but it cannot due to its legacy visa system. Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has blamed its archaic core visa processing systems for the poor customer service that is provided to businesses and migration…
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The Federal Government has outlined changes to the Working Holiday Maker Visa (WHM), which aim to provide more support to the tourism and hospitality sectors as they continue their recovery from COVID-19 disruptions. Working Holiday Maker Visa (WHM) visa holders working in the tourism and hospitality sectors in Northern, remote and very remote areas of…
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Changes to skilled migration rules announced by the federal government this week will have a positive effect on the engineering profession and have been endorsed by Engineers Australia. The Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) has been expanded to include civil, structural, electrical, geotechnical, transport, mining and petroleum engineering occupations. This is in addition to…
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Accountants, auditors and chefs will be included on the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List. A group representing the Australian resources and energy industries has expressed relief about an additional 22 jobs that have been included on the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL). On Tuesday the government announced that accountants, auditors and chefs would be…
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International students will be housed at existing buildings at Parafield Airport in Adelaide's north
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A new agricultural visa will be offered to residents from 10 South-East Asian countries to help Australian farmers harvest their crops, but the nation’s peak farm lobby insists it will only believe it when it sees it. Key points: Australia will establish a new agricultural visa to bring in farm workers from 10 ASEAN countries…
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison flagged his ambitions for the travel arrangement in his meeting with his Singaporean counterpart last night but has warned it could be “some time” away.
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International students will be welcomed back to New South Wales from as early as July under a pilot quarantine plan announced by the NSW government. Key points: Under the plan up to 250 students a fortnight will arrive on chartered flights Universities will foot the bill for quarantine including security and accommodation About 50,000 international…
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International students have been vital to the funding of outsized university budgets.
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For economic reasons, an increase to net overseas inbound migrations should be a national goal and it could and should start with the return of international students.
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