The latest on Australian visas and immigration
The Greek Financial Crisis – Implications for Australia
A recent article in the Sunday Herald Sun by reporter Hamish Heard discussed the rush of new wave of Greek migrants to Melbourne due to the Greek financial crisis and…
Urgent! Changes to the Employer Nomination Scheme and Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme
The Australian Government has today announced changes to the Employer Sponsored visa program to come into effect 01 July 2012. There are 6 important changes for the Employer Nomination Scheme…
Labour Agreement Submission for Restaurant & Catering Industry
A current client who is currently sponsoring employees in the restaurant industry has forwarded an article on the Restaurant & Catering (R&C) website. R&C have provide the Department of Immigration…
SkillSelect – Important Changes of the General Skilled Migrant Program
In line with the roll-out of the new skilled migration program, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) recently unveiled its new online portal. Many people may have been advised…
Casual work blamed for skills crisis
An article on ABC News online today discusses research conducted by Professor John Buchanan from Sydney University’s Workplace Research Centre and evidence he will give at public hearings in Sydney…
Immigration Law Conference 2012 – March 2012
On Friday 9th and 10th March Glenn Ferguson will be attending the 2012 Immigration Law Conference in Sydney. The Immigration Lawyers Association of Australasia (ILAA) hosts the annual CPD Immigration Law…
Migrant Healthcare Workers
I was reading the Sydney Morning Herald online recently and came across an article from Dec 2011 regarding “benefits of health worker migration flow one way – to us”. I…