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09 Feb 05
Immigrants make Australia home
A new kit developed by the National Archives will allow migrants and their families access to information about their immigration to Australia, the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Senator Amanda Vanstone, said today.
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09 Feb 05
Australian immigration system blueprint for tougher British controls
Australia's points-based immigration system, now the model for tougher new immigration controls proposed by Britain, was introduced in 1979, a decade after immigration peaked under a post-war policy aimed at increasing the labour force.
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08 Feb 05
UK students and skilled workers drive change in Australian immigration
Thousands more people who come to Australia temporarily for skilled employment or study are choosing to stay for good, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, said Senator Amanda Vanstone.
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07 Feb 05
Australia’s competitive edge
Australia’s cultural diversity is a significant business advantage when trading in the competitive global market, the Australian Government Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Peter McGauran, said today.
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04 Feb 05
Australian visa overstayers meet serious consequences
Fourteen illegal workers and visa overstayers have been located in and around the northern Victorian town of Swan Hill, the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Senator Amanda Vanstone, said today.
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12 Jan 05
Australia immigration highest level in a decade
Australia attracted its largest number of migrants and refugee entrants for over a decade in its 2003-04 immigration calendar year.
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08 Sep 04
New additions to the Australian Skills in Demand List
As of 8 September 2004 the shortage in demand list for Australia has been changed and new professions have been added.
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30 Jun 04
The Skilled–Independent Regional (Provisional) SIR
Points pass mark 110 for new The Skilled–Independent Regional (Provisional) visa. Applicantion 2 stage process, details still to be confirmed.
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11 Jul 03
New visa to bring professionals from overseas to Australia
Australian education and training providers will benefit from a new visa category enabling organisations to bring professionals to Australia for tailored training programs.
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11 Jul 03
Record numbers of migrants to boost economy
A new record of 66,050 Skill Stream visas were issued in 2002-03. The visas form 61 per cent of the 108,070 total Migration (non-Humanitarian) Program outcome.
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10 Jul 03
Regional Australia benefits from record migration
More skilled migrants than ever are choosing to call Australia's regional areas home, the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Philip Ruddock announced today.
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