The Character of Australia Under The Microscope
The Character of Australia Under The Microscope
As anyone who has ever applied for a job, hired a cleaner, volunteered with children or travelled overseas knows, character can be everything. In a… Read More
IT Skills Shortages have Businesses Looking Overseas
Australian CEOs have issued the Australian Government with a warning: let us import workers easily, or we will take our business offshore. Critics say that… Read More
Anti-ISIS Fighter has Visa Cancelled
The Australian Department of Immigration is on high-alert in light of the recent turmoil within Syria. The Department has the power to cancel the Visa… Read More
Fast-Tracked Visitor Visas Now Available
New laws have brought in a trial to ‘fast-track’ Visitor Visas for an additional fee of $1000. The trial is targeting Chinese nationals who want… Read More
Worker Exploitation is Damaging the Migrant Settlement Process
Migrants and refugees are amongst the most vulnerable minority groups in Australia. Some of those who have come to Australia in search of a more… Read More
Large Numbers of Partner Visa Refusals are Being Upheld on Appeal
Currently 40% of the migration cases before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (‘AAT’) for review are for Partner Visa applications. That translates to 4,270 Partner Visa… Read More
‘Use of Force’ on the Rise in Australia’s Detention Centres
Maribyrnon’s immigration centre has been labelled the ‘harshest’ in Australia. Detainees have been living in prison-like conditions since the Australian Boarder Force took over the… Read More
Migration Newsletter 502 (Deportation of NZ citizens)
A slightly different take on the character laws: New Zealand Angry About Australia Deporting its Citizens A new consequence of Australia’s stronger character test… Read More
Audit of Department of Immigration finds major weaknesses and extensive shortcomings
The Australian National Audit office has completed a review of the way in which the Department of Immigration and Border Protection manages compliance with visa… Read More
Fraudulent Migration Agent discovered, prosecuted and jailed for seven years.
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection announced over Christmas that the Perth Magistrates Court sentenced a 51 year old man after he was convicted… Read More