Transferring Your Visa From Visitor To Student

20:12' 20-03-2018

The government is preparing to create two new visas for migrants with “high-tech skills and talent”. One visa is for those to be employed in established businesses, and the other is for those to be employed by start-ups.

17:52' 13-03-2018

Massimiliano Tani, Professor of Finance and Economics at the University of New South Wales, says Australia’s skilled migration policy is wasting many of the skills of qualified migrants.

18:05' 08-03-2018

A researcher in education has found very little change in the scores from ten years of NAPLAN tests.

20:02' 22-01-2018

A new report by leading insurance company CGU shows hard-working migrant business owners are not only innovative and ambitious, but are also creating thousands of new jobs.

18:54' 09-01-2018

Whether as a tourist or a student, getting a job in Australia is a great way to learn about the country, meet people and make some extra money. However, some employers try to take advantage of young people from overseas, who are not familiar with Australian labour laws.

18:59' 03-11-2017

Six videos have been developed by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO), to help new arrivals to Australia understand their workplace rights.

19:56' 31-07-2017

The Fair Work Ombudsman is making it easier for migrant workers to report workplace issues, by launching its popular Anonymous Report function in 16 languages other than English. The languages include Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian and Filipino.

13:55' 24-07-2017

A new study has revealed that migration has had an important effect on the Australian workforce. In the past five years, four out of five staff hired have been new migrants. According to population expert Professor Peter McDonald, of the University of Melbourne, migrants have kept worker numbers in Australia from falling.

17:00' 28-06-2017

The State Government is helping jobseekers from migrant and refugee backgrounds find jobs in Melbourne’s aged and disability care sector.

15:37' 24-04-2017

Language courses geared to employment can be highly effective in getting migrants from non-English speaking backgrounds into work, especially if the courses are begun soon after arrival, new research has found.

13:23' 02-03-2017

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has terminated an agreement which allows abuse of the 457 visa system by employers who run fast-food businesses.

14:48' 25-01-2017

Buying a used car is a challenge for everyone, but it can be even more difficult for migrants. Even if there is no language problem, people who grew up in another country will find that some things are done differently in Australia. Its very easy for others to cheat them, or give them the idea that there is nothing they can do.

20:01' 14-12-2016

Australia’s 457 Temporary Worker visa program causes a lot of political debate, much of it questioning how the visa really benefits Australia.

20:00' 01-12-2016

A recent poll said nearly half of Australians say they want to ban Muslim immigration. Probably, if they were asked about immigration in general, that figure would not be very much lower. As the Treasurer, Scott Morrison, noted: “It would be foolish for anyone to deny that there is concern about immigration in Australia.”

14:22' 01-12-2016

In a joint media release with Queensland Senator Matt Canavan last month, the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Peter Dutton, announced changes to the 462 Work and Holiday visa.

13:55' 01-12-2016

After weeks of uncertainty and debate, last week the Turnbull government attempted to pass its bill for a 15% “backpacker tax” for tourists on 412 visas, supported by One Nation and independent SA Senator Nick Xenophon. The bill was defeated on Wednesday, but on Thursday the Government reached a deal with the Greens to pass the 15% tax.