Skills Shortages in WA as Eastern States Draw In The Crowds
New figures released by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship indicate that despite the skills shortage and employment opportunities in Western Australia, the majority of skilled migrants are...
View ArticleAustralian Mining Boom Results In Spike In Greek Migrants
We’ve reported before that the Australian mining boom has been greak for UK workers. Now australia’s thriving economy, demand for skilled workers and relaxed working visa regulations has led to the...
View ArticleAustralian 457 Visa Restrictions To Be Changed To Attract Hospitality Workers
The fall in foreign students combined with the rapid increase in highly skilled migrants flocking to Australia’s mines has seen a shortage develop in the hospitality industry. In response to this...
View ArticleAustralian Immigration – Migration Program Planning Levels For 2012
I know we are already into March but as we’ve not covered this, I thought it might be worthwhile covering the number of places allocated to Australian Migrants during 2012. Australia’s permanent...
View Article10,000 new mining jobs means industry turns to Australia working visa
A new mine in Western Australia will create 10,000 jobs and place additional strain on the already gaping employment gap, meaning the $7 billion mine owned by magnate Gina Rinehart will rely on...
View ArticleThree New Point Tested Skilled Migration Visa From July
As our regular readers will know, reforms to Australia’s skilled migration program take effect on 1 July 2012. Included in these reforms are changes to points tested skilled migration visas for...
View ArticleMigration Numbers Increased To Fill Skill Gaps
Good news for those of you looking to migrate to Australia under the 2012 – 2013 Migration Program. The Federal Government announced yesterday a targeted increase for the the 2012–13 migration...
View ArticleAustralian Headhunters Target American War Vetrans For Mining Jobs
In the USA, post 9/11 veteran unemployment is now hovering near the 9% mark with further cuts to planned for the future. It’s not all bad news though as Australian mining companies are stepping up to...
View ArticleNew Australian Visa Application Centres (AVACs) For Beijing And Shanghai
The Australian Department of Immigration has today announced the opening of two new Australian Visa Centres (AVACS) in Beijing and Shanghai targeting an improvement in service delivery for Chinese...
View ArticleAustralian Skills Assessments – Do you have what it takes?
Australia is the only country in the world that has a pre-migration skills assessment scheme with the aim being to help you find out if you have the necessary skills and qualifications to work in your...
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