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21 May 12
Australia visa health restrictions to be eased
The threshold placed on medical costs to Australia visa applicants is to be increased for the first time in a decade in an effort to reduce perceived discrimination against disability.
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16 May 12
Pessimistic Australian immigration predictions surpassed as boat arrivals approach 6,000
When the government's preferred Australian immigration plan, the people swap deal known as the Malaysia Solution, was struck down in 2011, the Australian Senate predicted that 5,645 asylum seekers would arrive in the current financial year yet that number has already been surpassed with six weeks still remaining.
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16 May 12
Surge in Australia visa applications from Ireland
Ireland's struggling economy has meant that record numbers of Irish people are choosing to take an Australia visa and seek greener pastures Down Under.
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14 May 12
Minister defends Australian immigration costs
Australian Immigration Minister Chris Bowen has defended the cost of using private planes to deport foreign criminals and failed asylum seekers has surpassed AU$2 million (£1.2 million) since 2010.
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14 May 12
Uzbek refugee proves Australia visa fraud to gain asylum
An Uzbek man has been granted asylum in Australia after proving the documents on his original Australia visa were forged.
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10 May 12
Pacific Island row over Australian immigration
The Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu has demanded an explanation from the Australian government as to why Vanuatu's prime minister, Sato Kilman, was forced to complete Australian immigration forms despite the fact that he was not entering Australia.
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09 May 12
Australia visa in jeopardy for rowdy Irish Down Under
Police in Perth have written to Gaelic football clubs in the city to warn Irish migrants that they risk having their Australia visa revoked if reports of anti-social behaviour continue.
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09 May 12
Humanitarian Australia visa programme renewed
As part of its federal budget released yesterday, the Gillard government has confirmed that its humanitarian programme, which grants an Australia visa to those most in need, will be renewed for another year with the same allocation.
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09 May 12
Australian immigration becomes billion dollar problem
In Australia's federal budget, released yesterday, the cost of the ongoing Australian immigration problem rose to over AU$1 billion (£625 million) as boats carrying asylum seekers continue to cause political problems.
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08 May 12
Australian billionaires go head to head over skilled migration
Two of Australia's richest people, Andrew Forrest and Gina Rinehart, have clashed over the issue of using the 457 visa to import overseas workers as opposed to recruiting local workers.
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