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 Share Immigration Minister Chris Bowen has unveiled a new points system for skilled migrants visas. Under the new test the number of points required to pass will be adjusted from 120 to 65. Overseas doctorates would be recognised with the same amount of points as Australian doctorates under the new test in . . . → Read More: Immigration Australia Gets New Points Test  Share Every year ‘The Rocks’ area of Sydney has featured a Christmas tree made rom recycled materials. In 2008 it was chairs, last year it was bottles, this year it was the turn of bicycles. It took eight weeks to make and stands seven meters tall. The aim is to draw attention . . . → Read More: Recycled Christmas Tree Lights Up Sydney  Share Australian Industry Group chief executive Heather Ridout has said the new points test system for skilled migrants, “won’t help the skills shortage in Australia.” She said issues of implementation, particularly around the skilled trades need to be revisited. “In particular, the decision to give fewer points to the skilled trades compared with university qualifications . . . → Read More: Australia Visa Changes Not Enough Says Australian Industry  Share In Australia, employers are looking to sponsor Irish Boilermakers and this is a priority for them. Generally jobs in Australia are difficult to come by if you don’t have a visa to take you to Australia in the first place, but for Irish Boilermakers the Australian employers will sponsor you for an Australian visa as . . . → Read More: Boilermaker Jobs in Australia  Share State Migration Plans are agreements between individual states and territories and the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. The agreements specify an overall number of applicants that each state and territory can nominate and what occupations they can nominate skilled migrants to work in. Immigration Minister Chris Bowen has stated that State Migration Plans are . . . → Read More: Australian Immigration – Australian Capital Territory (ACT) State Migration Plan  Share With the release of thier long awaited state migration plan the Victorian State Government are now accepting skilled state sponsored visa applications. There is a cap of 4,500 on the overall number of visas granted to skilled migrants by the Victorian Government for 2010/11. This cap includes primary and secondary applicants. So a Midwife and . . . → Read More: Australian Immigration – Victorian State Migration Plan  Share NOTE: The information in this video is accurate at the time of recording – 27th Sep 2010 To access the most current information visit the different websites of the state authorities In this video I talk about the latest news on Australian immigration following my attendance of the Continuing Professional Development Conference in . . . → Read More: Australian Immigration CPD Tuscany 2010  Share The new Australian Immigration minister, Chris Bowen, has issued a warning to prospective migrants about migration scammers. “It is vital that people are aware of fraudsters’ tricks before handing over money for immigration assistance which is never provided,” Mr Bowen said. “This is why the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has launched a . . . → Read More: Australia Visa Scams – Immigration Minister Issues Warning  Share Engineers Australia have launched an initiative to bring engineers and prospective employers together in their new website www.engteam.com.au You don’t have to be a member of Engineers Australia to use the service. Having an employer who will sponsor you makes the process of attaining a visa so much easier. I think this service will . . . → Read More: Work In Australia With Engineers Australia  Share The South Australian Government has made it clear that it can wait no longer and has released an interim state sponsorship list. The recent federal election and subsequent cabinet reshuffle, which included the appointment of Chris Bowen as the new minister for immigration, have delayed the implementation of the State Migration Plan and . . . → Read More: Skilled Migration to South Australia Interim List Released |
  
  
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