Australia has been ranked as the second best place in the world to live, according to a Quality of Life Index published by the United Nations. The UN published its Human Development Index recently and, like the year before, Australia was ranked second for quality of life based on social and economic development, health, education and living standards.
Four out of five companies in Western Australia plan to hire migrants to help fill skills gaps.
According to a report by KPMG, 61% of employers said that they had been affected by a shortfall in skilled labour.
Following the implementation of the Knight Review findings, financial arrangements for Australian student visas have been changed.
The Australian Government has announced it will open the market for English language testing to competition, ending the dominance of IETLS in the Australia visa application process.
A senior member of the Australian Government has re-opened the ‘big Australia’ debate calling for an increase in net migration to fuel economic growth.
The number of 457 visas being granted has reached a peak since 2008. The 457 temporary visa allows employers to sponsor overseas workers to fill nominated positions. It remains the most popular business sponsorship pathway for overseas workers.
Australia has been rated as the best country in the world for quality of life in a new survey by the Better Life Index. Immigrants said that they chose to come to Australia for a better life and felt that the country came out on top in several key categories.
Submission Guidelines for Enterprise Migration Agreements (EMA) have been released by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship to assist project owners and contractors in recruiting international skilled workers under the new initiative.
For the first time since 2002, Melbourne has surpassed Vancouver to be the most liveable city of the world, the latest Global Liveability Survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) reveals.
The Australian Government is considering expanding its “guest worker” scheme in order to fill chronic labour shortages.