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20 Nov 09
MSP makes UK immigration plea for asylum family
A Glasgow MSP has thrown her support behind an asylum family in an effort to stop their deportation on Monday back to Malawi.
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20 Nov 09
Australian MP calls for cap on New Zealand immigrants
A Melbourne politician has made calls to cap the number of New Zealander coming to Australia to live.
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20 Nov 09
Migrating Ben Elton sparks feud with Australian Council
Comedian and author Ben Elton, has already attracted the ire of an Australia council after installing solar panels to his Fremantle heritage-listed home without planning permission.
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20 Nov 09
Australian economy defies expectations as 24,500 new jobs are added in October
Australian statistics released recently has shown on balance positive news for the Australian economy, with the country performing better than expected and in the top three countries in the world.
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19 Nov 09
Proposed changes to British Citizenship
The Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 has seen the introduction of the concept of “earned citizenship”.
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19 Nov 09
Western Australia wages rise in strong Australian economy
New figures show the average weekly wage in Western Australia has grown 7 per cent last year to a seasonally adjusted $1,306.30.
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19 Nov 09
MIA expresses concerns over Australia visa processing
The Migration Institute of Australia (MIA) has written to the Australian Minister for Immigration and Citizenship expressing their concerns about the priority processing of General Skilled Migration applications.
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19 Nov 09
Australia’s working holiday program envied by America
A young Australian‘s opinion piece for The New York Times newspaper has highlighted the differences between the two countries policies towards young people’s travel and work.
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19 Nov 09
Australian immigration department petitioned by frustrated visa applicants
Frustrated by the sudden and unexpected move by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) to change visa processing policies many visa applicants have set up an online petition to protest the “extremely unfair practice”.
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18 Nov 09
Successful software developer faces difficulties obtaining Australia Visa
A successful South African software developer is not able to obtain an independent Australian Visa because he is quadriplegic, despite the IT industry suffering from a severe shortage of workers.
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