Sunday, September 24, 2017

Australia to increase outsourcing in visa approval process - ZDNet


ZDNet

Australia to increase outsourcing in visa approval process
ZDNet
The Australian government has turned to the market for help with transforming the country's visa system, with the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) seeking a provider to design, implement, and operate a new visa business. According ...
Labor continues to flip-flop on immigrationMacroBusiness (blog)

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Originally Published here: Australia to increase outsourcing in visa approval process - ZDNet

Former migration lawyer Florin Burhala pursued in Romania over millions in unpaid tax - ABC Online


ABC Online

Former migration lawyer Florin Burhala pursued in Romania over millions in unpaid tax
ABC Online
Between 2007 and 2012, Burhala and his companies were awarded more than $7 million worth of contracts from the Department of Immigration to assist asylum seekers apply for protection visas in Australia. In 2010-11 alone, Burhala and his companies ...



Originally Published here: Former migration lawyer Florin Burhala pursued in Romania over millions in unpaid tax - ABC Online

Occupational hazards and benefits for Filipinos in Australia - The Manila Times


Occupational hazards and benefits for Filipinos in Australia
The Manila Times
According to the 2014 census, 225,110 Filipinos have made Australia their home, constituting 3.4 percent of Australia's overseas-born residents and one percent of Australian's total population. More Filipinos were able to migrate Down Under based on ...



Originally Published here: Occupational hazards and benefits for Filipinos in Australia - The Manila Times

Melbourne, Sydney housing boom to flow on to smaller capitals - The Australian


The Australian

Melbourne, Sydney housing boom to flow on to smaller capitals
The Australian
Macquarie Group's new chief economist, Ric Deverell, said Australia's capital cities outside Sydney and Melbourne could begin to benefit as more workers moved out of the highest priced cities in Australia and net migration started to pick up. Prices in ...

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Originally Published here: Melbourne, Sydney housing boom to flow on to smaller capitals - The Australian

Saturday, September 23, 2017

Labor calls for urgent action on foreign worker visas after reports of exploitation - Brisbane Times


Labor calls for urgent action on foreign worker visas after reports of exploitation
Brisbane Times
"Labor has genuine concerns that 400 visas are being used as a back door to bypass the Turnbull government's own skilled migration rules. Loopholes in our visa system undermine the integrity of Australia's skilled migration program and impacts local ...

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Originally Published here: Labor calls for urgent action on foreign worker visas after reports of exploitation - Brisbane Times

Labor calls for urgent action on foreign worker visas after reports of exploitation - The Sydney Morning Herald


The Sydney Morning Herald

Labor calls for urgent action on foreign worker visas after reports of exploitation
The Sydney Morning Herald
"Labor has genuine concerns that 400 visas are being used as a back door to bypass the Turnbull government's own skilled migration rules. Loopholes in our visa system undermine the integrity of Australia's skilled migration program and impacts local ...

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Originally Published here: Labor calls for urgent action on foreign worker visas after reports of exploitation - The Sydney Morning Herald