Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Terror plots hatched by migrants on refugee visas - dailytelegraph.com.au


dailytelegraph.com.au

Terror plots hatched by migrants on refugee visas
dailytelegraph.com.au
As ASIO chief Duncan Lewis defended denying a link between refugees and terrorists, The Daily Telegraph can reveal a worrying pattern where at least eight terror plots were hatched by migrants on humanitarian or refugee visas. The Australian Strategic ...

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Terror plots hatched by migrants on refugee visas - dailytelegraph.com.au


dailytelegraph.com.au

Terror plots hatched by migrants on refugee visas
dailytelegraph.com.au
As ASIO chief Duncan Lewis defended denying a link between refugees and terrorists, The Daily Telegraph can reveal a worrying pattern where at least eight terror plots were hatched by migrants on humanitarian or refugee visas. Australian Strategic ...

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Vile visa abuse in jihadist attacks - dailytelegraph.com.au


dailytelegraph.com.au

Vile visa abuse in jihadist attacks
dailytelegraph.com.au
As ASIO chief Duncan Lewis defended denying a link between refugees and terrorists, The Daily Telegraph can reveal a worrying pattern where at least eight terror plots were hatched by migrants on humanitarian or refugee visas. Australian Strategic ...

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Eight terror incidents committed by jihadis in Australia on humanitarian visas - NEWS.com.au


Eight terror incidents committed by jihadis in Australia on humanitarian visas
NEWS.com.au
As ASIO chief Duncan Lewis defended denying a link between refugees and terrorists, The Daily Telegraph can reveal a worrying pattern where at least eight terror plots were hatched by migrants on humanitarian or refugee visas. Australian Strategic ...

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Originally Published here: Eight terror incidents committed by jihadis in Australia on humanitarian visas - NEWS.com.au

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Busting 11 common myths about 457 visas - Mybusiness.com.au - My Business


My Business

Busting 11 common myths about 457 visas - Mybusiness.com.au
My Business
Forget all the bluster and confusion surrounding the scrapping of 457 visas – a registered migration lawyer busts 11 of the most common misconceptions and ...
Expat job seekers put off the UK and the US due to political and ...Expat Forum

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Originally Published here: Busting 11 common myths about 457 visas - Mybusiness.com.au - My Business

Busting 11 common myths about 457 visas - My Business


My Business

Busting 11 common myths about 457 visas
My Business
Australia's Prime Minister shocked almost everyone on 18 April 2017 abolishing the Temporary Work 457 visa, replacing it with the new Temporary Skills Shortage (TSS) visa due March 2018, with changes already made and more phasing in before then.

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Sunday, May 28, 2017

Migration agents, lawyers hit back at claim they made 457 visa a 'proxy permanent pathway' - SBS


SBS

Migration agents, lawyers hit back at claim they made 457 visa a 'proxy permanent pathway'
SBS
Migration advisers to Australian businesses have hit back at accusations from Department of Immigration chief Michael Pezzullo that they made the 457 temporary visa a pathway to permanent residency. The comments from Mr Pezzullo, made to Senate ...



Originally Published here: Migration agents, lawyers hit back at claim they made 457 visa a 'proxy permanent pathway' - SBS

Indians worst hit as Australia abolishes popular work visa - Times of India


Times of India

Indians worst hit as Australia abolishes popular work visa
Times of India
"We are an immigration nation, but the fact remains: Australian workers must have priority for Australian jobs, so we are abolishing the 457 visa, the visa that brings temporary foreign workers into our country ," Australian Prime Minister Malcolm ...

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Originally Published here: Indians worst hit as Australia abolishes popular work visa - Times of India

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Airservices Australia boss: 457 visa change won't affect air safety - The Australian


The Australian

Airservices Australia boss: 457 visa change won't affect air safety
The Australian
“Some of them were originally on 457 visas but have converted across to a different type of visa,” Mr Harfield said. “We are just working through them individually, but I can guarantee that there will be no impact to the safety or operations of the air ...

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Originally Published here: Airservices Australia boss: 457 visa change won't affect air safety - The Australian

Australian businesses warn of visa reform costs in talent war - Financial Times


Financial Times

Australian businesses warn of visa reform costs in talent war
Financial Times
Bill Morrow is now one of hundreds of foreign executives, researchers and technology professionals headhunted by Australian companies and universities whose future is in doubt because of a crackdown on skilled “457” visas by the country's Conservative ...



Originally Published here: Australian businesses warn of visa reform costs in talent war - Financial Times

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Australia warned of visa reform cost in global talent war - Financial Times


Financial Times

Australia warned of visa reform cost in global talent war
Financial Times
Bill Morrow is now one of hundreds of foreign executives, researchers and technology professionals headhunted by Australian companies and universities whose future is in doubt because of a crackdown on skilled “457” visas by the country's Conservative ...



Originally Published here: Australia warned of visa reform cost in global talent war - Financial Times

Hundreds of protection visas revoked - The Australian - The Australian


The Australian

Hundreds of protection visas revoked - The Australian
The Australian
Hundreds of asylum seekers granted protection visas have been caught out returning to their homelands and providing inaccurate information about their ...

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Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Hundreds of protection visas revoked - The Australian


The Australian

Hundreds of protection visas revoked
The Australian
Department Secretary Mike Pezzullo yesterday told a Senate estimates hearing that a total of 278 protection visas had been revoked since 2014 while a further 335 visas were being “considered for cancellation”. Mr Pezzullo said the 278 visas had been ...

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Hundreds of protection visas revoked - The Australian - The Australian


Hundreds of protection visas revoked - The Australian
The Australian
Hundreds of Australian protection visas have been torn up by officials in the past three years and the rate of cancellations shows no sign of slowing.

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Most Iraqi and Syrian refugees women, kids - The Australian


Most Iraqi and Syrian refugees women, kids
The Australian
Families account for 99 per cent of the refugees taken into Australia, some of which do not include men, with more than 40 religious affiliations identified among the cohort. The Abbott government in 2015 announced 12,000 additional humanitarian visas ...

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Hundreds of protection visas revoked - News.com.au - NEWS.com.au


Hundreds of protection visas revoked - News.com.au
NEWS.com.au
Hundreds of Australian protection visas have been torn up by officials in the past three years and the rate of cancellations shows no sign of slowing.
Most Iraqi and Syrian refugees women, kidsThe Australian

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Hundreds of protection visas revoked - NEWS.com.au


Hundreds of protection visas revoked
NEWS.com.au
The remaining one-third related to incorrect identities or wrong information submitted in original claims lodged with Australian authorities. The rate of scrapped protection visas has grown rapidly over the past three years, a Senate hearing in ...

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Originally Published here: Hundreds of protection visas revoked - NEWS.com.au

Unis not consulted over 457 visa changes - The West Australian


The West Australian

Unis not consulted over 457 visa changes
The West Australian
"We expect them to be across their brief and understand what Australia's skills needs are," Mr Pezzullo said. He said government departments could consult on changes "to the nth degree" but people would always have issues. "But you haven't consulted, ...
Business and universities not buying 457 replacement visasThe Australian Financial Review
Top medical bosses speak out over 457 visa changesDaily Mail

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Originally Published here: Unis not consulted over 457 visa changes - The West Australian

Monday, May 22, 2017

Visa application waits likely to worsen - News.com.au - NEWS.com.au


ABC Online

Visa application waits likely to worsen - News.com.au
NEWS.com.au
Wait times for Australian visas and citizenship applications are likely to worsen following the axing of hundreds of staff, a boom in lodgements and a shift to ...
Citizenship, visa waiting times could increase amid staff cuts at Immigration DepartmentABC Online

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Originally Published here: Visa application waits likely to worsen - News.com.au - NEWS.com.au

How the 457 visa reforms overlooked the cheapest foreign workers ... - SBS


SBS

How the 457 visa reforms overlooked the cheapest foreign workers ...
SBS
The government will maintain the salary freeze for the lowest paid workers on 457 visas, but migration experts argue it undermines the 'skilled' component of the ...
Minimum wage for temporary visa holders falls behind inflation | The ...Bellingen Courier Sun
Industries pick top jobs for 457 exemption - ARNARNnet

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Originally Published here: How the 457 visa reforms overlooked the cheapest foreign workers ... - SBS

Citizenship, visa waiting times could increase amid staff cuts at ... - ABC Online


ABC Online

Citizenship, visa waiting times could increase amid staff cuts at ...
ABC Online
People may have to wait longer for visas or Australian citizenship to be granted because of cutbacks at the Immigration Department.
Visa application waits likely to worsen - News.com.auNEWS.com.au

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Originally Published here: Citizenship, visa waiting times could increase amid staff cuts at ... - ABC Online

Visa application waits likely to worsen - NEWS.com.au


ABC Online

Visa application waits likely to worsen
NEWS.com.au
Mr Pezzullo was also asked about any security risks around folding three visa and citizenship call centres in London, Ottowa and Sydney into one Australian base and outsourcing the service to a private operator. Labor Senator Murray Watt asked whether ...
Citizenship, visa waiting times could increase amid staff cuts at Immigration DepartmentABC Online

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Originally Published here: Visa application waits likely to worsen - NEWS.com.au

Citizenship, visa waiting times could increase amid staff cuts at Immigration Department - ABC Online


ABC Online

Citizenship, visa waiting times could increase amid staff cuts at Immigration Department
ABC Online
Department secretary Mike Pezzullo told Senate Estimates he would give no guarantee that waiting times would not increase for citizenship, refugee or permanent migration visas. He indicated some visa applicants might have to wait longer but he took an ...
Visa application waits likely to worsen9news.com.au

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Originally Published here: Citizenship, visa waiting times could increase amid staff cuts at Immigration Department - ABC Online

Visa application waits likely to worsen - 9news.com.au


ABC Online

Visa application waits likely to worsen
9news.com.au
Wait times for Australian visas and citizenship applications are likely to worsen following the axing of hundreds of staff, a boom in lodgements and a shift to automation. Immigration boss Michael Pezzullo says his department has, in the two most ...
Citizenship, visa waiting times could increase amid staff cuts at Immigration DepartmentABC Online

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Originally Published here: Visa application waits likely to worsen - 9news.com.au

Sunday, May 21, 2017

How the 457 visa reforms overlooked the cheapest foreign workers - SBS


SBS

How the 457 visa reforms overlooked the cheapest foreign workers
SBS
Wayne Parcell PSM, Global Immigration Leader at EY and former Department of Immigration official, said the hospitality sector is under pressure from a difficulty employing and keeping Australian workers, and the restrictions in the 457 program such as ...
Minimum wage for temporary visa holders falls behind inflationBellingen Courier Sun
Industries pick top jobs for 457 exemptionARNnet

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Originally Published here: How the 457 visa reforms overlooked the cheapest foreign workers - SBS

Time for Peter Dutton to clean up the 457 visa mess of uncertainty - The Australian Financial Review


The Australian Financial Review

Time for Peter Dutton to clean up the 457 visa mess of uncertainty
The Australian Financial Review
It's time Immigration Minister Peter Dutton got on top of what is becoming a serious problem: the government's scrapping of the 457 visa changes and the uncertainty it has brought prospective highly talented workers and the Australian companies that ...
Peter Dutton gives asylum seekers in Australia deadline to apply for refugee statusThe Guardian
AAT visa calls soft justiceHerald Sun
Peter Dutton declares 'game is up' for 'fake refugees' living in AustraliaABC Online
dailytelegraph.com.au -The Daily Caller -Bloomberg
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Originally Published here: Time for Peter Dutton to clean up the 457 visa mess of uncertainty - The Australian Financial Review

Peter Dutton declares 'game is up' for 'fake refugees' living in Australia - ABC Online


ABC Online

Peter Dutton declares 'game is up' for 'fake refugees' living in Australia
ABC Online
But Mr Neumann criticised Mr Dutton's use of the term "fake refugees" and said it was no wonder the Administrative Appeals Tribunal was overturning 40 per cent of the Minister's decisions on visas. South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon said the new ...
Peter Dutton gives asylum seekers in Australia deadline to apply for refugee statusThe Guardian
Fake refugees given deadline to apply for further protection | Daily ...dailytelegraph.com.au
Australia Sets Deadline for Immigrants to Seek Refugee StatusBloomberg
Sky News Australia -9news.com.au
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Originally Published here: Peter Dutton declares 'game is up' for 'fake refugees' living in Australia - ABC Online