Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Australian tech association calls for sanctions of companies abusing 457 visa

14:33 20/03/2007
• Watch This Video The Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association (ITCRA) is calling on the Australian government to more aggressively investigate and sanction employers and...

Australia - Migration Occupations in Demand List (MODL) update

14:44 26/09/2006
• Watch This Video Updated 20 September, 2006, by government of Australia . SEE : full listing and further information. The Migration Occupations in Demand List (MODL) includes occupations identified...

Australia may cut visas for low-skilled tech workers

18:06 07/02/2006
Australia's Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone is considering measures to cut the number of less-skilled technology workers entering Australia. Senator Vanstone is looking at ways to better define...

Australia's skilled immigration policy criticised

12:22 10/01/2006
Enrolment in Australian university computer courses has dropped to its lowest level in 15 years, and immigration critics are saying it's because too many skilled migrant visas have been issued to...

Suspension of Priority Processing for IT Professionals in Australia

15:47 16/07/2002
The Immigration Minister of Australia, Philip Ruddock, recently announced that priority visa processing arrangements for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) workers would be suspended...