Saturday, April 22, 2017

Why did the great white travel 11000km? - Perth Now


Perth Now

Why did the great white travel 11000km?
Perth Now
The animal was detected in West Australian waters, which wasn't unusual. What was remarkable was the fact the shark had made an epic 164-day journey from the other side of the country. Authorities might now have to re-examine some of their theories ...

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Originally Published here: Why did the great white travel 11000km? - Perth Now

Friday, April 21, 2017

Australian Citizenship Changes Effective Immediately from 20 April 2017!

Planning to apply for Australia's permanent residency? Check the new occupations list - SBS


SBS

Planning to apply for Australia's permanent residency? Check the new occupations list
SBS
Following this announcement, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection has also cut the list of eligible occupations for the general skilled migration. The Skilled-Independent visa (subclass 189) is a permanent residence visa for points ...



Originally Published here: Planning to apply for Australia's permanent residency? Check the new occupations list - SBS

See if you would pass Australia's proposed new citizenship test - USA TODAY


USA TODAY

See if you would pass Australia's proposed new citizenship test
USA TODAY
SYDNEY — The Australian government unveiled sweeping new citizenship rules this week that require applicants to live here for at least four years, speak English fluently and conform to "Australian values." Applicants will be asked whether they believe ...
Test of citizenship goes against six decades of welcoming migrantsThe Australian Financial Review
Turnbull faces headwinds with patriot games actThe West Australian
Populism, global economic woes behind recent immigration curbs in the regionTODAYonline
Lawyers Weekly -The Australian -Daily Mirror
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Originally Published here: See if you would pass Australia's proposed new citizenship test - USA TODAY

Test of citizenship goes against six decades of welcoming migrants - The Australian Financial Review


The Australian Financial Review

Test of citizenship goes against six decades of welcoming migrants
The Australian Financial Review
Arthur Calwell, former Labor leader and architect of Australia's postwar migration scheme once memorably, if crudely, said: "Two Wongs don't make a white." Those were the days when the White Australia Policy was the bedrock of Australian identity.
See if you would pass Australia's proposed new citizenship testUSA TODAY
Australia toughens process to gain citizenshipDaily Mirror
Australia Plans To Tighten Rules For CitizenshipNPR
dailytelegraph.com.au -Pakistan Observer -ReliefWeb
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Originally Published here: Test of citizenship goes against six decades of welcoming migrants - The Australian Financial Review

Turnbull faces headwinds with patriot games act - The West Australian


The West Australian

Turnbull faces headwinds with patriot games act
The West Australian
It's a saying that easily springs to mind this week with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's “Australia first” changes to temporary skilled migration and citizenship laws, timed coincidentally or not for the run up to Anzac Day. The drum beat of nativist ...
Prime Minister slashes the nation's immigrant intakeTen Eyewitness News

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Originally Published here: Turnbull faces headwinds with patriot games act - The West Australian

Thursday, April 20, 2017

ACTU boss quits role over 457 crackdown - The Australian


The Australian

ACTU boss quits role over 457 crackdown
The Australian
Trade union boss Ged Kearney has quit a federal government advisory council on skilled migration in protest against a crackdown on temporary foreign workers. ... The energy emergency is Australia's most serious peacetime issue since the Depression.
Ged Kearney quits advisory role after being bypassed on 457 visa changesThe Guardian

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Originally Published here: ACTU boss quits role over 457 crackdown - The Australian