Anyone who is interested to apply for skilled nominated visa (Subclass 190/489) is required to be sponsored by a state/territory or a Specified Regional Area in Australia. Looking at the latest statistics entering 2014, there are still many occupations which are highly in-demand. Please see the lists below: Western Australia Read more…
Rupert Murdoch, one of the wealthiest businessmen in Australia said during a lecture in Sydney that Australia needs to attract more immigrants to become more competitive and create strong bonds with other nations especially in Asia. “The more people we have with ties to other parts of the world, the Read more…
Australia’s conservative party leader Tony Abbott becomes the nation’s 28th prime minister after a landslide victory over Kevin Rudd in the 2013 federal elections held on 7th September. In his victory speech in front of a cheering crowd, the new prime minister said he was ready to serve the nation Read more…
On 1st July 2013, the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) was updated. The following occupations have been removed, namely: Hospital Pharmacist (ANZSCO 251511) Retail Pharmacist (ANZSCO 251513) Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics) (ANZSCO 323111) Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical) (ANZSCO 323112) Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Structures) (ANZSCO 323113) What exactly is this Skilled Occupation Read more…
The number of overseas workers coming to Australia increased to more than 20 percent over the previous year. The latest data released by the Immigration Department show that this is the biggest yearly increase in the past 15 years. Despite the Australian government’s effort to put foreigners at the back Read more…
Employment in Australia surged in April after more than 50,000 people found jobs in the country in the month alone. The additional number of jobs added is far different from the predicted 12,000. This development resulted in a half a cent rose of the Australian dollar against the U.S. currency, Read more…
Australia added 71,500 new jobs in February, the biggest monthly increase to the country’s total employment in over a decade. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, this development increased full-time employment by 17,800 to 8,117,400 and part-time employment rose 53,700 to 3,510,800. Brian Redican, a senior economist at Macquarie Read more…
Changes to the visitor visas have been announced by the Australian government that will take effect on 23rd March 2013. The following visa subclass will no longer be available from 23rd March: Subclass 456 – Business Visa (Short Stay) Subclass 459 – Sponsored Business Visitor Visa (Short Stay) Subclass 676 Read more…
An official government report says that Australia will create over 130,000 jobs over the next five years in the construction industry as 12.6% growth is expected between the years 2016 and 2017. Based on the report, titled ‘Aussie Jobs Looking Back Looking Forward‘, jobs will be created across the commercial, Read more…
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship of Australia has announced a new visa option to allow graduating international students to work in the country. To qualify, a graduate should have a Bachelor’s, Masters or Doctoral degree from an Australian university. This new visa option will be an additional stream in Read more…