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Fast-tracking the Australian dream: new rules speed up entry for skilled migrants

Australia has announced it will fast-track immigration applications for highly skilled foreign workers, allocating more than 70% of its 2026-27 migration quota to this group.

Australia opens 185,000 PR spots for 2026-27 with a stronger focus on skilled professionals

Australia opens 185,000 PR spots for 2026-27 with a stronger focus on skilled professionals HIGHLIGHTS: AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES 1.85LAKH PERMANENT MIGRATION ALLOCATIONS FOR SKILLED WOR...

Australia to Welcome One Million Skilled Professionals by 2029. Check Your Eligibility Now!

Australia to Welcome One Million Skilled Professionals by 2029. Check Your Eligibility Now! HIGHLIGHTS: AUSTRALIA TO EXPAND MIGRATION OPPORTUNITIES TO ONE MILLION SKILLED PROFESSIO...

Changes Afoot for Employer-Sponsored Visas in Australia

The next few months bring real, practical changes for HR and Mobility teams using Australia’s employer-sponsored visas. The Department of Home Affairs will index skilled-visa incom...

Tourists to Australia would have social media accounts vetted under Trumpian Coalition plan

In hardline rhetoric, leader Angus Taylor also says ‘many’ prospective migrants would be a ‘net drain’ on the countryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Co...

Nearly half of South Asian applicants refused Australian study visas

Nepal and India hardest hit as Australia’s January-March visa data shows tightening, with the sector flagging a lack of clarity amid more stable outcomes for applicants from China...

What Australians and other international travellers need to know about the new EU travel rules

Borders for 29 countries will no longer have manual checks with machines instead used to scan your face, fingerprints and passportGet our breaking news email, free app or daily new...

Brian wants to go to the United States. He’s worried he won’t be let in

The travel agent has seen a fall in the numbers of Australians travelling to the United States – a trend backed up by stark new figures.

Usman Khawaja condemns ‘appalling’ Coalition immigration comments – as it happened

This blog is now closed‘Debased himself’ and risking Australia’s reputation: Liberals torn up about Taylor’s Trumpian immigration planGet our breaking news email, free app or daily...

Indian migration agent banned for five years in Australia for lying on visa applications

Australia’s immigration powers are already godlike. So why does Angus Taylor want them to be Trump-like too? | Abul Rizv...

Taylor provides few details on how his immigration plan would work. Is showing he can outdo Pauline Hanson’s rhetoric the main objective?Some Australians might agree in principle w...

Lebanese citizens with Australian partners being denied visitor visas amid concerns over unofficial ‘blacklists’

Rejection letters for those applying to enter Australia while they wait for their partner visas read like ‘cut-and-paste’ refusals, migration agents sayFollow our Australia news li...

Iranian tourist ban doesn’t align with the ‘Australian values’ Hedieh signed up to as a citizen

Visa ban makes Iranian-Australian feel her adopted country is a ‘home that doesn’t support you’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHedieh Jamshidian feared t...

Common Mistakes in Partner Visa Applications in Australia!

This article serves as a professional guide on the Most Common Mistakes in Partner Visa Applications in Australia and how ... Read more The post Common Mistakes in Partner Visa Ap...

186 Visa Processing Time in 2026: What Applicants Are Really Waiting For

186 Visa Processing Time in 2026: What Applicants Are Really Waiting For The Subclass 186 visa is one of the most reliable ways to get permanent residency in Australia. But right n...

Angus Taylor’s plan to bar migrants from welfare payments undermines our quest for belonging | Shadi Khan Saif

The proposed changes draw a clearer line between those who are fully entitled and those who are notA few years ago, during the turmoil in Afghanistan, a friend of mine and his fami...

The Sunday read: Who gets to be Australian? – podcast

This week, in the wake of opposition leader Angus Taylor announcing the Coalition’s new hardline immigration policy, author Yumna Kassab questions how Australia views itself and it...

What is in Angus Taylor’s new immigration plan, and is it inspired by Trump’s approach in the US?

The Coalition’s hardline policy is ‘thin on substance and quite big on symbolics’, according to one expert. What details are missing?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily...

What's New in Canada Express Entry System? New Categories, Rules & Updates for Applicants

What's New in Canada Express Entry System? New Categories, Rules & Updates for Applicants Canada Express Entry in 2026 has introduced major updates, with a stronger focus on ca...

While rightwing Australia scapegoats immigrants, the country directly benefits from our skills and labour | Zoya Patel

The idea that Australia is being mobbed by selfish foreigners is both entirely untrue and impossibleI’m an immigrant. If you subscribe to the common rhetoric in mainstream news, an...

‘She’s been crying for days’: Couple denied family support as parents’ visas are rejected

According to some immigration experts it is becoming increasingly hard for prospective visitors to prove they are bona fide applicants.

Australia accused of profiting millions of dollars from rising student visa rejections and application fees

Australia has earned nearly AU$10 million (US$7.25 million) from rejected student visa applications in a single month through its non-refundable visa fees, drawing criticism that i...

Immigration Advice Service UK for Employers 2026

In the UK, immigration law affects far more than visa applications. For employers, HR teams and overseas workers, UK immigration compliance is now a core operational and legal issu...

Angus Taylor says migrants are a ‘net drain’ on Australia. The numbers say the opposite is true

Migrants are generally younger than the average Australian, are skilled and more educated. And they typically pay more tax than they receive in benefitsGet our breaking news email,...