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Govt Changes Skilled Migration Program (Australia)

Govt changes skilled migration program August 9, 2007 – 5:39PM The Age (Melbourne) Foreign architects, locksmiths and aircraft engineers will find it easier to get work in Australia under changes to the country's skilled migration program. Migrants with skills in … Continue reading

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Sweeping Overhaul For Immigration Law (New Zealand)

Sweeping overhaul for immigration law The New Zealand Herald Thursday August 09, 2007 A sweeping rewrite of immigration law will overhaul the controversial provisions used to try to deport Ahmed Zaoui. Immigration Minister David Cunliffe said the new law would … Continue reading

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Tough New Immigration Laws Planned (New Zealand)

Tough new immigration laws planned Immigration changes revealed TVNZ.co.nz Aug 8, 2007 6:21 PM Tough new powers to make it easier to deport unwarranted immigrants and refugees deemed a risk to New Zealand have been unveiled by the government. The … Continue reading

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Citizenship Test Passes First Test (Australia)

Citizenship test passes first step The Age (Melbourne) August 8, 2007 – 9:54AM Federal parliament's lower house has approved plans to introduce a citizenship test, despite a Liberal backbencher splitting from his party over the move. Greek-born Victorian MP Petro … Continue reading

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Skills Top Family Ties (Australia)

Skills top family ties Article from: Herald Sun August 08, 2007 12:00am AUSTRALIA'S migrant intake has jumped 72 per cent over the last decade, with skills now more likely to get immigrants through the door than family ties. The Australian … Continue reading

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No Special Treatment For Iraqis Who Help Troops (Australia)

No special treatment for Iraqis who help troops Tom Hyland The Age (Melbourne) August 5, 2007 THE Government and Opposition have ruled out any special help for Iraqis working for the Australian Government and military in Iraq who might seek … Continue reading

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Law To Tighten Up On Immigration Consultants

Law to tighten up on immigration consultants Radio New Zealand, July 27, 2007 Immigration Minister David Cunliffe says he hopes laws due to come into force next year will protect hundreds of migrants against dubious immigration consultants. The legislation, passed … Continue reading

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Young Travellers Bring Skills

Steve Hart: Young travellers bring skills The New Zealand Herald 5:00AM Thursday July 26, 2007 The Auckland Chamber of Commerce wants to put employers in touch with new arrivals Auckland's Chamber of Commerce is aiming to attract highly skilled people … Continue reading

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Hospital Suspects Passport Fraud (New Zealand)

Hospital suspects passport fraud (New Zealand) By NATALIE AKOORIE – Waikato Times Thursday, 26 July 2007 Police and immigration authorities have been notified after a Waikato Hospital crackdown on ineligible patients turned up a potential case of passport fraud. The … Continue reading

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Test Will Include Christian Heritage

Test will include Christian heritage Connie Levett The Sydney Morning Herald July 24, 2007 THE compulsory citizenship test that measures understanding of Australian values will include questions on Australia's Judaeo-Christian background, as well as its geography and the colour of … Continue reading

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More Backpackers Get Work-Holiday Visas

More backpackers get work-holiday visas The Age (Melbourne) July 24, 2007 – 12:24PM A record number of backpackers have received Australian working holiday visas, indicating the market is rebounding from a slump, a peak industry group says. New figures released … Continue reading

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Freedom To Follow Expulsion

Freedom to follow expulsion Cosima Marriner and Craig Skehan The Sydney Morning Herald July 24, 2007 IF THE federal police dropped the terrorism charges against Mohamed Haneef the Federal Government could deport the doctor to India, where he would be … Continue reading

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Immigration Cuts Don’t Go Far Enough—NZ First (New Zealand)

Immigration cuts don't go far enough – NZ First The New Zealand Herald 6:00PM Thursday July 05, 2007 NZ First deputy leader Peter Brown says 'a great deal more needs to be done' to increase the number of skilled migrants. … Continue reading

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Australia Relies On Foreign GP’s

Australia relies on foreign GPs Connie Levett and Tony Wright The Age (Melbourne) July 4, 2007 THE doctor arrested in connection with the British terror attacks, Mohammed Haneef, entered Australia on the controversial 457 visa program months after the Federal … Continue reading

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Letters For 247 Wrongfully Held In Detention Centres (Australia)

Letters for 247 wrongfully held in detention centres Brendan Nicholson The Age (Melbourne) July 3, 2007 IMMIGRATION authorities are writing to 247 men, women and children explaining why they were wrongly held in Australia's detention centres after yet another damning … Continue reading

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Immigrants Set Record With More To Come

Immigrants set record with more to come Kerry-Anne Walsh The Sydney Morning Herald July 1, 2007 AS Australia celebrates the population meter ticking over to 21 million, a record immigration figure for a financial year is expected to escalate the … Continue reading

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"Aussie Or A WOG. You Can’t Be Both": New Citizenship Laws Say You Can (Australia)

'Aussie or a wog, you can't be both': new citizenship laws say you can James Button Herald Correspondent in London The Sydney Morning Herald June 30, 2007 SANDRA DESIRA left Australia with her family when she was eight. Her parents … Continue reading

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Shift In Migrant Mix

Shift in migrant mix The Herald Sun June 28, 2007 12:00am AUSTRALIA'S international make-up is changing, with fewer Europeans calling Australia home and more Asians and Africans settling Down Under. The census shows more than one in five Australians were … Continue reading

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Arabic Now Sydney’s No. 2 Language

Arabic now Sydney's No. 2 language Connie Levett The Sydney Morning Herald June 28, 2007 THE face of immigration is changing. English and New Zealanders still make up the largest groups of overseas-born residents – but the new focus, especially … Continue reading

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DHB’s Head For Britain To Find Doctors

DHBs head for Britain to find doctors 5:00AM Thursday June 28, 2007 By Martin Johnston The New Zealand Herald Health boards are planning to raid British hospitals for medical staff after reaching “tipping point” in the local shortage of permanent … Continue reading

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