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Australia Replaces Ministerial Direction 119: Is It Getting Easier for Skilled Professionals?

Australia Replaces Ministerial Direction 119: Is It Getting Easier for Skilled Professionals? HIGHLIGHTS: AUSTRALIA REPLACES MD 119 WITH NEW SKILLED VISA PRIORITIES: WHAT HAS CHAN...

Australia Updates Skilled Visa Processing Priorities for 2026. Check Your Eligibility!

Australia Updates Skilled Visa Processing Priorities for 2026. Check Your Eligibility! HIGHLIGHTS: AUSTRALIA FAST TRACKS PRIORITY SECTORS UNDER NEW SKILLED VISA PROCESSING RULES...

Backpacker ballot and detention centre for visa overstayers: what we know about Australia’s new migration plan

Immigration proposals laid out by Tony Burke include changes to working holidaymaker visas and restrictions on international students bringing familiesGet our new political email,...

Australia updates student visa rules for Indian students. Check Your Eligibility!

Australia updates student visa rules for Indian students. Check Your Eligibility! HIGHLIGHTS: AUSTRALIA INTRODUCES NEW STUDENT VISA RULES FOR INDIAN STUDENTS WITH UPCOMING ACADEMI...

Watch: Australia’s debate on migration

Watch ABC New Australia's televised national forum on migration, including commentary from Abul Rizvi who recently spoke at The PIE Live Asia Pacific, and contributions from severa...

Australia unveils new rules to trim immigration, targeting backpackers, students’ families and visa overstayers

Most international students unable to bring dependants or family members to Australia under migration policy announced by Tony Burke at National Press ClubFollow our Australia news...

Australia tightens visa rules for students, backpackers to cut migration

Australia is cracking down on visa rules for international students and backpackers as the government seeks to curb migration and get a firmer grip on temporary migration pathways,...

Sydney travelled, learned a trade and found love in Australia. It might have been a different story under Labor’s migrat...

Tony Burke plans to cap second-year working visa holders – but people in regional Queensland worry it could hurt the economyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podc...

Pocock says skilled migrants should be top priority as Australia faces shortage of AI workers and tradies – as it happen...

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Gut-wrenching’: Bowen to meet with Nepali community todayChris Bowen said he would meet members o...

International students, 'visa hoppers' and backpackers targeted in Australia migration crackdown

The government wants to reduce net overseas migration to 225,000 people by 2028.

Australian opposition party vows 'biggest cut to immigration' in country's history

Plans to slash temporary, humanitarian visas, prioritise skilled workers amid growing anti-immigration sentiment

Australian visa grants become less predictable

South Africans planning trips to Australia are facing growing uncertainty, with travel agents…

Visa news: Indian students to face new family restrictions in Australia, no 'visa hopping' allowed

How does Australia’s migration system actually work? 5 common myths busted

Australia’s migration system is complicated. It’s heavily influenced by politics and global pressures, which can make it difficult to understand. This often results in lively debat...

Migration Politics and Work Health and Safety

Like many other countries, Australia’s political debate seems dominated by immigration issues. This week, after Federal Minister Tony Burke announced the government’s revised immig...

Labor targets ‘visa hopping’ international students in crackdown on ‘permanently temporary’ migration

Migration agents and lawyers ‘selling false hope’ to people seeking to stay in Australia also in ministers’ sights as they seek to reduce overseas arrivalsFollow our Australia news...

Labor targets ‘visa hopping’ international students in crackdown on ‘permanently temporary’ migration

Migration agents and lawyers ‘selling false hope’ to people seeking to stay in Australia also in ministers’ sights as they seek to reduce overseas arrivalsFollow our Australia news...

Australia to begin detaining tourists who overstay visas

A government minister said that tourists would be put in immigration detention to reduce the level of visa overstayers, which has risen to 77,000.

Australia’s student visa restrictions take effect, curbing dependants and onshore applications

Australia has confirmed that new restrictions limiting when international students can bring dependants into the country are now in force, with assistant minister for international...

Australia just changed its visa rules. So what about its bespoke Hong Kong pathway?

Hongkongers aiming to settle in Australia through a bespoke study-to-migrate pathway will not be exempt from new rules barring applicants from bringing along their families, the co...

Canada vs. Australia for IT Professionals: Which Country Should You Choose?

Canada vs. Australia for IT Professionals: Which Country Should You Choose? Both Canada and Australia offer IT professionals career opportunities in software engineering, cybersecu...

From refusals to looming restrictions: Five things we learned about Australia at EAIE

On stage at EAIE, Phil Honeywood, CEO of the International Education Association of Australia (IEAA), offered a candid assessment of a system being reshaped by visa policy, as well...

Australia squeezes dependants as wider student migration questions emerge

Australia is squeezing access to dependant visas as the government moves to reduce net overseas migration, with wider questions emerging over its student migration settings and 295...

‘Crushing blow for the hotel industry’: says AA CEO on visa lottery

The Australian tourism, accommodation, commerce and farming sectors have joined forces to urge the Federal Government to consult with affected industries before a new Working Holid...