Bowen defends Australia's 'no advantage' policy on asylum seekers
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15:35 03/12/2012
The Australian immigration minister Chris Bowen has defended the Australian government's policies on the treatment of asylum seekers. He told MPs on the left wing of the Australian Labor Party, of...
Report calls for targeted immigration to combat global skills shortages
15:47 30/11/2012
Hays, the global recruitment company has issued its Global Skills Index 2012, a report on the state of the global labour market. It has studied labour markets worldwide and come up with findings and...
Australia sends first asylum seekers to Manus
17:30 29/11/2012
On 20th November 2012, a charter plane flew from the Australian territory of Christmas Island to the Papua New Guinean island of Manus. On board were 19 asylum seekers from Sri Lanka and Iran. They...
BBC warns people against using two UK immigration firms
12:21 24/10/2012
A BBC investigation has revealed that a UK immigration advisory firm took fees for services it did not provide. Former employees say that they were encouraged to lie to clients. The investigation has...
UK Border Agency to set up database
19:44 24/08/2012
The United Kingdom's immigration authority, the UK Border Agency, has announced that it intends to launch a database of information about immigrants to the UK in September. The UKBA has been working...
UK immigration service improves China visa service
16:21 16/08/2012
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) says that it hopes to increase the number of applications from Chinese nationals for tourist, student and business visas in 2012 after a rapid rise in visa applications in...
