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04 Apr 13
April in Australia
These blogs can get harder to write as the year goes on and the UK begins to get a bit tepid, just how we like it. In contrast, Australia drops to a freezing 20 degrees or so, making it hard to draw comparisons about the sun kissed weather beaches Down Under and the miserable, grey rain of Britain.
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04 Apr 13
Theresa May promises UK visa change for Chinese tourists
The Home Secretary Theresa May has reportedly told a confidential Cabinet meeting that she intends to loosen UK visa restrictions for visiting Chinese.
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04 Apr 13
Eddie Murphy and Mel B clash over Australia visa application
Hollywood star Eddie Murphy and former Spice Girl Melanie Brown have been caught up in a public row over the former's refusal to sign an Australia visa application to allow his daughter to travel to Australia.
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02 Apr 13
Asia dominates New Zealand immigration rates
Asian countries have become the main source of New Zealand immigration, although the UK remains the largest single contributor.
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02 Apr 13
Brisbane to become best place to live in Australia?
One of Queensland's largest property developers has said the level of investment and development in the state's biggest city will soon see it surpass Melbourne and Sydney as the best city in Australia to live.
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27 Mar 13
Canadian immigration backlog almost halved
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has announced the backlog of Canada visa applications has shrunk by 40% in just a year following the government's changes.
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26 Mar 13
Home Secretary splits UK immigration system
The Home Secretary Theresa May has announced she will split the beleaguered UK Border Agency (UKBA) in two following sustained criticism of the agency's performance.
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26 Mar 13
Government struggles following UK immigration speech
In what was supposed to be a tough speech on his Government's UK immigration policy, David Cameron's has been quickly undermined, and matters have only worsened since.
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26 Mar 13
New Australian tourism ministers announced
Following the resignation of Martin Ferguson in the wake of an unsuccessful leadership spill last week, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has appointed two new tourism ministers.
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25 Mar 13
The Saturdays in trouble over US visa photos
Girl-band The Saturdays were in trouble with American authorities last week after attempting to use airbrushed photos in the US visa applications.
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25 Mar 13
PM to detail new UK immigration measures
In a major policy speech to be given today, David Cameron is expected to announce new UK immigration measures designed to clamp down on migrants' rights to benefits.
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