Sunday, July 31, 2016

Friday, July 29, 2016

Australian Immigration Dept says Visa Applicants are not Asked for their Religion - Australia Forum


Australian Immigration Dept says Visa Applicants are not Asked for their Religion
Australia Forum
Australia's Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) is trying to defuse the current debate over whether or not Muslim immigrants are discriminated against in visa applications. This comes in the midst of discussions about whether or not ...



Originally Published here: Australian Immigration Dept says Visa Applicants are not Asked for their Religion - Australia Forum

Not Quite Australian: Peter Mares on migrants' semi-belonging - The Australian


Not Quite Australian: Peter Mares on migrants' semi-belonging
The Australian
No doubt the past refuses to ease its grip on some: the sepia image of settlers, chosen by an Australian official abroad, with expectant eyes cast on their new home as they arrive by air or sea. This is my family's postwar migration story; my parents ...



Originally Published here: Not Quite Australian: Peter Mares on migrants' semi-belonging - The Australian

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Frank Lowy urges Canberra to control immigration - The Australian


The Australian

Frank Lowy urges Canberra to control immigration
The Australian
Mr Lowy, a Holocaust survivor who founded the $22 billion Westfield shopping empire after emigrating to Australia as a 21-year-old, made the remarks about immigration amid a growing political debate triggered by Islamic extremism and international ...

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Frank Lowy urges Canberra to control immigration - The Australian - The Australian


The Australian

Frank Lowy urges Canberra to control immigration - The Australian
The Australian
One of Australias most successful immigrants, businessman Frank Lowy, has warned that immigration must be controlled by the government rather than being a ...

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Muslim migration to Australia: the big slowdown - The Australian - The Australian


The Australian

Muslim migration to Australia: the big slowdown - The Australian
The Australian
When it comes to immigration, the government and opposition are in agreement. Our migration program is proudly non-discriminatory and that is how it should ...

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Muslim migration to Australia: the big slowdown - The Australian


The Australian

Muslim migration to Australia: the big slowdown
The Australian
While governments of all stripes insist Australia's migration program is non-discriminatory, an analysis of available data by The Australian suggests that the migration of Muslims from Lebanon, in particular, has slowed to a trickle, with no sign of a ...

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Originally Published here: Muslim migration to Australia: the big slowdown - The Australian

The unintended migration consequences of Brexit - ABC Online


ABC Online

The unintended migration consequences of Brexit
ABC Online
There is sound research coming out of places like University College London that shows EU migration as a whole adds something like a billion pounds a year to the British economy—good news there. The less good news is that a billion pounds is about 0 ...
UK stocks are not cheap enough given the Brexit unknownsThe Australian Financial Review
Theresa May says reducing UK immigration will have to waitWorkpermit.com

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Originally Published here: The unintended migration consequences of Brexit - ABC Online

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Australian immigration minister asked to halt deportation of six-year ... - Shanghai Daily (subscription)


Australian immigration minister asked to halt deportation of six-year ...
Shanghai Daily (subscription)
SYDNEY, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton on Tuesday was asked to prevent a family being forced out of Australia because their ...

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Originally Published here: Australian immigration minister asked to halt deportation of six-year ... - Shanghai Daily (subscription)

Australian immigration minister asked to halt deportation of six-year-old girl with mystery illness - Shanghai Daily (subscription)


Australian immigration minister asked to halt deportation of six-year-old girl with mystery illness
Shanghai Daily (subscription)
SYDNEY, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton on Tuesday was asked to prevent a family being forced out of Australia because their six-year-old daughter has an unidentified illness. The child's parents recently received their ...

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Originally Published here: Australian immigration minister asked to halt deportation of six-year-old girl with mystery illness - Shanghai Daily (subscription)

Monday, July 25, 2016

Eric Abetz praises article urging rethink on 'open borders to Muslim migration' - The Guardian


The Guardian

Eric Abetz praises article urging rethink on 'open borders to Muslim migration'
The Guardian
The shadow attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, was critical, saying the comments amounted to supporting calls for a crackdown on Muslim immigration. On Saturday the Spectator Australia published an article by the ACT Young Liberal president and media ...
Eric Abetz applauds 'great' call for crackdown on Muslim immigrationThe Australian
It's not just the 'threat of terrorism' making Australians feel unsafe on Australia DaySBS
Keith Wheeler's Wheeler's Wisdom | OPINION, July 25, 2016Daily Advertiser
Perth Now
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Originally Published here: Eric Abetz praises article urging rethink on 'open borders to Muslim migration' - The Guardian

UBS: International students are helping power Australian economic ... - Business Insider Australia


Business Insider Australia

UBS: International students are helping power Australian economic ...
Business Insider Australia
That's the view of UBS Australian economics team of Scott Haslem, George Tharenou and Jim Xu, who believe a recent stabilisation in population growth at ...

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UBS: International students are helping power Australian economic growth - Business Insider Australia


Business Insider Australia

UBS: International students are helping power Australian economic growth
Business Insider Australia
To provide some background, UBS has compiled a nifty chart (below) that looks at the composition of Australian population growth over the past four decades, looking specifically at the impact of net overseas migration and natural population increase.



Originally Published here: UBS: International students are helping power Australian economic growth - Business Insider Australia

Sunday, July 24, 2016

Eric Abetz applauds 'great' call for crackdown on Muslim immigration - The Australian


The Australian

Eric Abetz applauds 'great' call for crackdown on Muslim immigration
The Australian
The author, ACT Young Liberal president Josh Manuatu, today argued that celebrity Sonia Kruger, who last week called for a ban on Muslim immigration, was “right” and that Australia should “carefully consider” her proposal. Mr Manuatu warned countries ...
Nat Locke: Fair go vs fear-mongeringPerth Now

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Originally Published here: Eric Abetz applauds 'great' call for crackdown on Muslim immigration - The Australian

Skilled migration to Australia • Are you thinking Australia ... - Thinking Australia News


Thinking Australia News

Skilled migration to Australia • Are you thinking Australia ...
Thinking Australia News
Skilled migration to Australia takes a great deal of preparation, patience and perseverance if you want to live the dream.

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Italians again migrate to Australia, but experience work exploitation - Yahoo7 News


Italians again migrate to Australia, but experience work exploitation
Yahoo7 News
Increasing numbers of young Italians are following in the footsteps of previous generations in migrating to Australia, but up to 40% report feeling exploited at work, and found it difficult to have their skills recognised, new research has found. Any ...



Originally Published here: Italians again migrate to Australia, but experience work exploitation - Yahoo7 News

Saturday, July 23, 2016

Skilled migration to Australia - Thinking Australia News


Thinking Australia News

Skilled migration to Australia
Thinking Australia News
Help and support is available for those seeking skilled migration to Australia in order to work in their chosen trade or profession. migration to Australia Skilled migration to Australia involves key information about visa's, recognition of your ...

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Chance to migrate to Australia. Queensland Skilled Occupation List announced - SBS


SBS

Chance to migrate to Australia. Queensland Skilled Occupation List announced
SBS
Queensland will start processing EOIs from July 25 under the new Skilled Occupation List and the new Business and Investment criteria. Language English. By. Shamsher Kainth. Source: BSMQ. 22 Jul 2016 - 2:13 PM UPDATED YESTERDAY 5:33 PM ...



Originally Published here: Chance to migrate to Australia. Queensland Skilled Occupation List announced - SBS

Australia's skilled migrants: job outcomes improve but many skills still wasted - The Sydney Morning Herald


The Sydney Morning Herald

Australia's skilled migrants: job outcomes improve but many skills still wasted
The Sydney Morning Herald
But the tide appears to be turning for at least some of Australia's skilled migrants, with new research showing that those arriving with tertiary qualifications in the past five years are twice as likely to work in their field as those who arrived more ...
Skilled migration to AustraliaThinking Australia News

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Originally Published here: Australia's skilled migrants: job outcomes improve but many skills still wasted - The Sydney Morning Herald

Chances of finding work for Australia's skilled migrants improving - The Sydney Morning Herald


The Sydney Morning Herald

Chances of finding work for Australia's skilled migrants improving
The Sydney Morning Herald
Nearly 40 per cent of migrants who came after 2010 and already had tertiary qualifications are working in their field, compared with 20 per cent of those who arrived before 2001, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.



Originally Published here: Chances of finding work for Australia's skilled migrants improving - The Sydney Morning Herald

Friday, July 22, 2016

UK 'unhappy' as Aussies took jobs - Courier Mail


UK 'unhappy' as Aussies took jobs
Courier Mail
Confidential British Cabinet and Number 10 documents released under the 30-year rule, describing how to respond to Australia's "self interested" migration laws and the Aussie backpacker invasion of the 1980s taking British jobs and how to manipulate ...



Originally Published here: UK 'unhappy' as Aussies took jobs - Courier Mail

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Italians again migrate to Australia, but experience work exploitation - The Conversation AU


The Conversation AU

Italians again migrate to Australia, but experience work exploitation
The Conversation AU
In terms of the Italian contribution to the Australian Migration Program, the figure is slightly lower at 0.5%, with 8,711 visas granted of the total of 1,832,548. But in the last decade, the numbers of both temporary and permanent visas granted to ...

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Originally Published here: Italians again migrate to Australia, but experience work exploitation - The Conversation AU

Italians again migrate to Australia, but experience work exploitation - The Conversation AU


The Conversation AU

Italians again migrate to Australia, but experience work exploitation
The Conversation AU
In terms of the Italian contribution to the Australian Migration Program, the figure is slightly lower at 0.5%, with 8,711 visas granted of the total of 1,832,548. But in the last decade, the numbers of both temporary and permanent visas granted to ...

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Originally Published here: Italians again migrate to Australia, but experience work exploitation - The Conversation AU

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Amateur photographers track whale migration - ABC Local


ABC Local

Amateur photographers track whale migration
ABC Local
Amateur photographers are offering a new insight into the migratory patterns of whales, after a "disappointing" season along Victoria's south-west coast. Southern right whales and humpback whales have become a tourism staple for the regional ...



Originally Published here: Amateur photographers track whale migration - ABC Local

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Amateur photographers track whale migration - ABC Local


ABC Local

Amateur photographers track whale migration
ABC Local
Amateur photographers are offering a new insight into the migratory patterns of whales, after a "disappointing" season along Victoria's south-west coast. Southern right whales and humpback whales have become a tourism staple for the regional ...



Originally Published here: Amateur photographers track whale migration - ABC Local

Pauline Hanson and Sam Dastyari clash over Islam on ABC's Q&A - The Guardian


The Guardian

Pauline Hanson and Sam Dastyari clash over Islam on ABC's Q&A
The Guardian
Twenty minutes into ABC's Q&A program, Pauline Hanson realised she was sitting next to a Muslim. The Muslim in question was Sam Dastyari, a Labor senator for New South Wales, who had been recounting the story of his migration to Australia as a ...
Controversial Australian senator under fire over continued anti-Islam statementsShanghai Daily (subscription)
The perils of Pauline Hanson are far from uniqueThe Australian

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Originally Published here: Pauline Hanson and Sam Dastyari clash over Islam on ABC's Q&A - The Guardian