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…
The Australian government has announced its intentions to make it easier for foreign students graduating from universities in Australia to obtain work visas that will last from 2 to 4 years. This is in-line with the Skilled Graduate visa scheme to be implemented in 2013. What’s interesting is that all Read more…
Changes to the skilled migration pass mark were announced today by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. This will apply to the new SkillSelect visa subclasses 189, 190, and 489 and is to be carried out on the 1st of July 2012. This change is in line with the series Read more…
According to Chris Bowen, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, the Australian government is establishing a new category of arrivals, significant investors. “People who are willing to make a significant investment in Australia through various investments will receive concessional treatment when it comes to permanent residency in Australia, and this Read more…
According to Lincoln Crawley, Managing director of the Manpower Group, Australian employers are now seeking skilled workers overseas in order to fill skill shortages. “Employers need to take a sophisticated approach to manage their talent supply and demand, in order to win the escalating war for talent”, Mr. Crawley said. He added Read more…