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Anger Over Rising New Zealand Immigration

Anger over rising NZealand immigration YAHOO NEWS Wed Apr 2, 2:58 PM ET WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealand's Asian population is growing faster than any other ethnic group and will outnumber indigenous Maori by 2026, government figures released Wednesday … Continue reading

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Immigration To Lift Game On Debt

Immigration to lift game on debt NEWS.com.au April 02, 2008 07:40am Article from: AAP THE Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has agreed it needs to lift its game over the administration of costs charged against detained illegal immigrants. It … Continue reading

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New Zealand Party Urges Asian Immigration Ban

NZ Party Urges Asian Immigrant Ban The Associated Press April 2, 2008 WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) New Zealand should shut its door on Asian immigrants to prevent the country from being inundated with people who will not integrate well into … Continue reading

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Immigration Blamed For Housing Crisis

Immigration blamed for housing crisis Sydney Morning Herald April 1, 2008 – 6:34PM A massive, uncontrolled increase in immigration in the past three years has fuelled the housing affordability crisis, home builders say. Housing Industry Association (HIA) managing director Ron … Continue reading

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Population Soaring Across Country

Population Soaring Across Country Andrew Fraser The Australian April 1, 2008 AUSTRALIA'S population is racing ahead at rates not consistently seen since the migrant boom years of the 1950s and 60s, with growth of 1.5 per cent, or a record … Continue reading

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Doors Opening For Guest-Worker Plan

Doors opening for guest-worker plan Daniel Flitton The Age March 31, 2008 KEY POINTS A Pacific Islander guest workers' scheme is on the cards. An industry survey will identify skills shortages. Guest workers are to return home at end of … Continue reading

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Push To Tackle ‘White Flight’

Push to tackle 'white flight' Jewel Topsfield THE AGE March 21, 2008 REFUGEES should be housed across a wider spread of suburbs to halt the so-called “white flight” from some government schools, according to a senior Federal Government MP. Laurie … Continue reading

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Bonds For Residency Scheme Axed

Bonds for residency scheme axed Harriet Alexander Higher Education Reporter The Sydney Morning Herald March 21, 2008 UP TO 5000 international students and skilled workers who sold their homes and borrowed large sums of money to become Australian residents have … Continue reading

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Evans Moves To Act On Overseas Doctors

Evans moves to act on overseas doctors THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD March 19, 2008 – 5:37PM Immigration Minister Chris Evans has asked for a departmental briefing after a review identified concerns about overseas-trained doctors working in Australia. Senator Evans told … Continue reading

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Immigrants Out-Earning Aussie Colleagues

Immigrants out-earning Aussie colleagues AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION Posted Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:42am AEDT Updated Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:08am AEDT New figures show temporary skilled workers being brought into Australia are earning above-average wages. The figures released by the … Continue reading

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Developing Countries Go For 457 Visas

Developing countries go for 457 visas COMPUTING professionals led the list of top 15 occupations for primary 457 visa grants in 2006-07, the Immigration Department said. Paul Maley THE AUSTRALIAN March 17, 2008 Britain contributed the most workers in the … Continue reading

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The Great Medical Staff Swap

The great medical staff swap New Zealand Herald 5:00AM Saturday March 08, 2008 New Zealand now has the highest proportion of foreign-trained doctors in the developed world and the fourth-highest share of foreign-trained nurses. A new report by the Organisation … Continue reading

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Action Urged On Sex Trafficking Visa Abuse

Action urged on sex trafficking visa abuse By Paula Kruger ABC News Posted Fri Mar 7, 2008 6:23pm AEDT Anti-slavery groups say the Federal Government must do more to stop sex trafficking syndicates from abusing Australia's temporary work visas. Australian … Continue reading

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Korean Prostitutes Freed In Sydney

Korean Prostitutes Freed in Sydney By Park Si-soo Staff Reporter The Korea Times 03-07-2008 17:32 Australian police said Friday that it rescued 10 Korean women who were forced to work at a Sydney brothel by a sex slavery syndicate that … Continue reading

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U.S. Contractors Mooted As Skills Shortage Solution

US contractors mooted as skills shortage solution ABC Posted March 5, 2008 08:13:00 The Housing Industry Association says the Federal Government needs to adopt Queensland Government sponsorship programs to fix the skills shortage. Spokesman John Futer says Government should target … Continue reading

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Rules Choking 457 Visa Flow

Rules choking 457 visa flow Mahesh Sharma The Australian March 04, 2008 A LEGACY of the Howard government is still causing difficulty for technology sector recruiters, who haven't been able to bring foreign workers into the country on 457 visas … Continue reading

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Gov’t Denies Back Flip On Island Excision

Govt denies backflip on island excision By David Crawshaw AAP 21 February 2008 – 4:27PM The Rudd government has denied claims it has reneged on a pledge to return thousands of offshore islands to Australia's migration zone. The Howard government … Continue reading

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"I Should Not Play God": Evans

I should not play God: Evans Mark Metherell The Sydney Morning Herald February 20, 2008 THE Immigration Minister, Chris Evans, is rethinking his godlike sway over the fate of would-be immigrants whose appeals pour into his office at the rate … Continue reading

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Gov’t Scuttles Refugee Swap With U.S.

Govt scuttles refugee swap with US The Age February 19, 2008 – 7:50PM The Howard government's deal to swap refugees with the United States has fallen apart, and Labor has no plans to resurrect it. Immigration Minister Chris Evans all … Continue reading

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Visa Overhaul Runs Into Stumbling Block

Visa overhaul runs into stumbling block AAP February 19, 2008 – 5:09PM The Rudd government has hit a stumbling block in its plan to abolish temporary protection visas (TPVs) for asylum seekers. Immigration Minister Chris Evans said the government would … Continue reading

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