Unions Welcome Australian High Court Decision on Visas
Scoop.co.nz (press release) The ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) has welcomed a decision by Australia's High Court to rule invalid a decision by the nation's conservative government to exempt workers on vessels in the multi-billion dollar offshore oil and gas ... |
How to pass the Australian immigration points test - The South African
TheSouthAfrican To immigrate to Australia you will have to pass the Australian immigration points test. Find out what this test means for you. |
Express.co.uk |
Australia holiday visa: If you have one of THESE you could be permanently BANNED
Express.co.uk If you are not able to get an eVisitor visa, you may be able to apply for a full tourist visa through the Australian embassy. The Australian authorities will take your criminal record into account when determining whether you are a 'good character ... |
How to pass the Australian immigration points test
TheSouthAfrican Demand for Australian visas is extremely high and applicants will need to be able to show they can add value to Aussie society before they will be granted a visa. To show you can pull your weight Down Under, you will need to pass the Australian ... |
How to pass the Australian immigration points test
TheSouthAfrican Demand for Australian visas is extremely high and applicants will need to be able to show they can add value to Aussie society before they will be granted a visa. To show you can pull your weight Down Under, you will need to pass the Australian ... |
ABC Online |
High Court rules foreign workers require Australian visas for offshore projects
ABC Online The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) is hailing a High Court decision it says will protect local jobs and prevent the exploitation of foreign workers in the offshore oil and gas industry. The Court has ruled that Federal Government measures to allow ... |
SBS |
New law to stop offenders from sponsoring family visas
SBS In a bid to crackdown on serious family violence offenders, a legislation will be again introduced in parliament which will stop them from sponsoring a spouse to obtain an Australian visa, Herald Sun has reported. The legislation was earlier introduced ... |
Maritime workers say high court win on foreign visas will protect local jobs
The Guardian Unions had argued the federal government's plan to exempt companies from obtaining visas for their employees in the offshore oil and gas industry provided an incentive for companies to hire foreigners for cheaper wages. Photograph: Graeme Robertson for ... |
The Guardian |
Maritime workers say high court win on foreign visas will protect local jobs
The Guardian Unions had argued the federal government's plan to exempt companies from obtaining visas for their employees in the offshore oil and gas industry provided an incentive for companies to hire foreigners for cheaper wages. Photograph: Graeme Robertson for ... |
The Australian |
Seafarers hail High Court win on visas
9news.com.au The High Court on Wednesday unanimously ruled against the federal government's decision to exempt companies from obtaining visas for foreign workers on vessels that are outside the redefined Australian migration zone. Unions argued the move provided ... High Court rules power exceeded on visas |
High Court rules power exceeded on visas
9news.com.au The maritime union has won a High Court challenge against federal government visa arrangements that allow the ministerial exemption of vessels from Australia's migration zone. The High Court unanimously ruled the immigration minister had exceeded his ... |
Concerns grow about number of visa over stayers in parts of Australia
Australia Forum Non citizens in Australia are being reminded that they must have a valid visa while living and working in the country, with concerns growing about the number of Irish people overstaying what is allowed on their documents. It is understood that ... |
The Guardian |
Danish delegation planning visit to Nauru detention centre refused ...
The Guardian Last-minute decision by Nauruan authorities to block MPs' visit to Australian-run centre triggers accusations of an 'undemocratic' process. Australia's Gulag Archipelago Nauru bans unsympathetic Danish MPs from detention centre visit |
The Australian |
English Australia: revenue growth stalls
The Australian Instead, students in the US will now have to apply for new visas to study higher education once they have completed English courses. Mr Blacker said the changes in both countries were likely to benefit Australia. “In terms of the global market, we ... |
Weekly Times Now |
Backpackers reject new tax
Weekly Times Now The websites' Australian owner, Dimitri Roumpos, has submitted the results, accompanied by comments directly from backpackers, to the Federal Government's review of working holiday visas and its controversial plan for a flat 32.5 per cent tax rate. |
The Australian |
Foreign students: IDP recruitment sharply up for UK, Canada, NZ
The Australian Mr Barkla said IDP's loss of its monopoly on language testing for Australian visas had not hurt it unduly, with global revenue from its International English Language Testing System increasing by 11 per cent. “Australia is an important country to us ... |
New York Times |
Australia's Gulag Archipelago
New York Times The full scale of the problem has been hidden because journalists are routinely denied the expensive visas to visit the islands and have been barred from the centers themselves. Those who actually work there, including doctors and counselors as well as ... |
The Guardian |
Danish delegation planning visit to Nauru detention centre refused visas
The Guardian The government of Nauru has refused to grant visas to Danish politicians critical of Australia's offshore detention system, triggering a diplomatic row. The Danish foreign minister, Kristian Jensen has been drawn into the dispute with the Nauruan ... Nauru bans unsympathetic Danish MPs from detention centre visit |
New York Times |
Australia's Gulag Archipelago
New York Times The full scale of the problem has been hidden because journalists are routinely denied the expensive visas to visit the islands and have been barred from the centers themselves. Those who actually work there, including doctors and counselors as well as ... |
Danish delegation planning visit to Nauru detention centre refused visas
The Guardian The government of Nauru has refused to grant visas to two Danish politicians critical of Australia's offshore detention system, triggering a diplomatic row between Australia, Nauru and Denmark for the “undemocratic” decision. The diplomatic crisis has ... |
Much to love about Perth but family draws emigrants home
Irish Times In 2013, at the height of the mining boom, Western Australia was the most popular state for Irish workers on four-year employer-sponsored (subclass 457) visas, with more than 4,000 Irish living there on those visas in June that year. The downturn in ... |
Australia puts the brakes on Kiwi bikers | NZNews | Newshub
Newshub Kiwi bikies on their way to a funeral in Australia have been barred from entering the country and sent back to New Zealand. |
The Sydney Morning Herald |
Brisbane Bullets v UCLA: Three-point loss to US college team before sellout
The Sydney Morning Herald Despite losing to American college UCLA by three points on Monday night, all the signs are pointing to the Brisbane Bullets first season back in the National Basketball League being a resounding success. The game was a sellout at the Logan Metro Centre ... |
Radio New Zealand |
Pacific countries U-turn on seasonal work arrangements
Radio New Zealand Meetings on Pacific labour mobility arrangements with Australia and New Zealand, which give unskilled workers from Pacific Island countries seasonal work visas, were held last week in New Zealand ahead of the latest rounds of talks on PACER-Plus. |
Australia puts the brakes on Kiwi bikers
Newshub Australia has cracked down on bikies in recent months, with a number of Kiwis having their visas cancelled under a law that permits the deportation of non-citizens with criminal backgrounds. In April Shane Martin, who'd lived in Australia for 29 years ... |
Much to love about Perth but family draws emigrants home
Irish Times In 2013, at the height of the mining boom, Western Australia was the most popular state for Irish workers on four-year employer-sponsored (subclass 457) visas, with more than 4,000 Irish living there on those visas in June that year. The downturn in ... |
Sourceable |
Australia's Cleaning Worker Abuse Shame
Sourceable As to whether the workers – almost all of whom were South Koreans visiting Australia on student visas – were likely to complain, the representative assured the contractor that all were 'happy' with the arrangement. The above example was outlined in the ... |
The Australian |
Student visa shift risks $18bn in exports
The Australian Brett Blacker, executive director of peak group English Australia, which represents English-language colleges, described the current delays and punitive rejections regime as a crisis. “We have members who have hundreds of students waiting for their ... |
Junkee |
Junk Explained: Here's Exactly Why New Zealanders Are So Mad At ...
Junkee Australians and New Zealanders have a unique relationship. You can fly to Auckland from the east coast in less time than it takes to get to Darwin. We share an ... Lucky country's unlucky residents | Otago Daily Times Online News |
US startup visas to boost entrepreneurship – an immigrant perspective
Diginomica A recent conversation with an Australian for example, highlighted the need to be in the Bay Area to help solve some of the more difficult data and machine learning problems that are emerging from AI projects. It is that in-person engagement that ... |
TheTyee.ca |
Trudeau's China Trip Sparks Fears of Bad Deal for Workers
TheTyee.ca That's what happened when Australia signed a free trade agreement with China last year, warns Andrew Dettmer, national president of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. The China-Australia Free ... The trade pact says neither country can “impose ... |
