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Tests For Australian Foreign Students

Tests For Australian Foreign Students Australian Broadcasting Corporation Last Updated 06/04/2007, 15:48:32 Australia's immigration minister has announced changes, which he says will ensure higher standards of English are attained by those coming to Australia to study and work. The Minister … Continue reading

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Lost In Translation In The Inner City

Lost in translation in the inner city The Sydney Morning Herald April 6, 2007 One of the great melting pots in Sydney, Marrickville is all mixed up over the languages used on its shop signs, writes Damien Murphy. THE advertisement … Continue reading

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Australia: Missing Congolese Swimmers Can Claim Asylum

Australia: Missing Congolese swimmers can claim asylum The Star Online April 4, 2007 MELBOURNE (AP) – Two Congolese swimmers who failed to catch a flight home after the World Swimming Championships can make asylum claims in Australia, the country's top … Continue reading

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Renewed Hope For Renewables, But Not Business Migrants

Renewed hope for renewables, but not business migrants Mathew Murphy The Age (Melbourne) April 2, 2007 HALF of Australia's electricity could be supplied through renewable energy by 2040, according to a report that also recommends limiting Australia's immigration in order … Continue reading

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Labor Silent On Refugee Issues: Advocate

Labor silent on refugee issues: advocate April 2, 2007 – 11:39AM The Age (Melbourne) A refugee advocate has blasted Labor's cautious stance on asylum-seeker issues in the lead-up to the federal election. Jack Smit, who heads Project SafeCom, said the … Continue reading

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Delamere Complains Of Balckmail

Delamere complains of blackmail Thursday March 29, 2007 By Patrick Gower A senior Auckland detective is assessing a complaint of blackmail made against four high-ranking immigration officials by their former minister Tuariki John Delamere. The complaint follows Mr Delamere's acquittal … Continue reading

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Some Private Colleges Are Visa Factories: Study

Some private colleges are visa factories: study Erik Jensen Sydney Morning Herald March 28, 2007 A LOOPHOLE in the skilled migration program has turned private colleges into visa factories, a study published in the latest issue of a Monash University … Continue reading

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Fewer Overstayers Reported By Immigration Department (New Zealand)

Fewer overstayers reported by immigration department Wednesday March 28, 2007 New Zealand Herald Immigration Minister David Cunliffe has cautiously welcomed a further fall in the number of overstayers. “Department of Labour figures estimate there were 17,400 overstayers at October 31, … Continue reading

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Call For Student Visa Changes (Australia)

Call for student visa changes Adam Morton The Age (Melbourne) March 28, 2007 THE number of foreign students enrolling in Australian cooking and hairdressing courses has exploded in the past two years, reflecting a rise in people looking for a … Continue reading

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Labour Has Doubts Over SmartGate Passport (Australia)

Labor has doubts over SmartGate passport The Age (Melbourne) March 26, 2007 – 8:29PM Labor has given its support to the expensive new SmartGate passport system to be introduced at Australia's international airports this year, but has its doubts about … Continue reading

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Government Closing Migration Loophole (Australia)

Government closing migration loophole The Age (Melbourne) March 26, 2007 – 7:24PM A loophole that impeded the investigation of suspects held by immigration officials is being plugged under a bill passed by the House of Representatives on Monday. The amendment … Continue reading

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‘All Unis (Universities) Playing Migrant Game’

'All unis (Universities) playing migrant game' Harriet Alexander Higher Education Reporter March 22, 2007 Regional university accused of immigration racket Education profit a matter of degree A UNIVERSITY accused of being a front for an immigration racket claims it is … Continue reading

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Regional University Accused Of Immigration Racket

Regional university accused of immigration racket Harriet Alexander Higher Education Reporter Sydney Morning Herald March 21, 2007 A PUBLICLY funded university in regional Queensland – with 5000 mainly international students at its two Sydney campuses – has been accused of … Continue reading

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Migration Fall Tipped To Hit Home Boom (New Zealand)

Migration fall tipped to hit home boom 5:00AM Wednesday March 21, 2007 By Brian Fallow New Zealand Herald The net inflow of migrants dwindled to 520 last month, a possible early signal of weaker economic growth and a more subdued … Continue reading

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Australia Tech Company Calls For Sanctions Of Companies Abusing 457 Visa

Australian tech association calls for sanctions of companies abusing 457 visa 20 March 2007 WorkPermit.com The Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association (ITCRA) is calling on the Australian government to more aggressively investigate and sanction employers and businesses who are … Continue reading

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Asylum Seekers Promised ‘Quick’ Process

Asylum seekers promised 'quick' process March 19, 2007 – 7:19PM The Age (Melbourne) Australia has promised to process “as quickly as possible” the asylum claims of 82 Sri Lankan boat people being held on Nauru. The men arrived in Nauru … Continue reading

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Hanson Slams Door On Muslims

Hanson slams door on Muslims March 16, 2007 11:06pm Article from: Herald-Sun Concerned at losing 'Aussie identity' Denies re-entering politics for money 'Muslim first and Australian second' PAULINE Hanson will urge major political parties to stop the flow of Muslim … Continue reading

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Liberal MP Attacks Plans For Citizenship Test

Lib MP attacks plans for citizenship test Jewel Topsfield March 15, 2007 The Age (Melbourne) REBEL Liberal MP Petro Georgiou last night savaged a colleague's assertion that “many people” were taking out citizenship just for the sake of a passport, … Continue reading

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Job Initiative Helping More Pacific People

Job initiative helping more Pacific people 5:00AM Thursday March 15, 2007 By Angela Gregory The New Zealand Herald Pacific Island people are increasingly getting the opportunity to live in New Zealand without having to rely on relatives already here to … Continue reading

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Kiwifruit Growers Spread Staff Net Wider Overseas

Kiwifruit growers spread staff net wider overseas 5:00AM Wednesday March 14, 2007 New Zealand Herald A labour shortage has been declared to help kiwifruit growers cope with the coming picking season, as Bay of Plenty packhouses are still 300 workers … Continue reading

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