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Australia's illegal immigration hotline successful

10:53 28/12/2005
Since the installation of a new hotline was established in February 2004 in Australia , 50,000 calls were made turning in illegal workers and visa over-stayers. Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone...

Changes to Skilled Migrant Category to benefit NZ employers

10:41 23/12/2005
A change to the way skilled migrants are selected will target top quality migrants and will increase the benefits to New Zealand employers, Immigration Minister David Cunliffe said 21 Dec. "New...

Website lures New Zealanders home with cheap condoms

11:27 06/12/2005
A new government website to entice Kiwis home from Britain cites cheaper condoms and Big Macs as incentives for returning to New Zealand. A list comparing English and New Zealand prices on the...

Australia's new working holiday maker visa a success

13:11 28/11/2005
Rural Australian fruit growers desperate for workers have been helped out by the large number of backpackers who took advantage of changes to the working holiday maker visa scheme . Three weeks after...

Australia says its rural migration program failing

9:29 08/11/2005
An Australian federal Government review finds that the country's skilled migration programs are failing in regional Australia, with almost a quarter of foreign workers unemployed and low wages and...

Australia to make English test more difficult

10:42 07/11/2005
Australia , which is currently undergoing a massive campaign to attract more immigrants, is considering making its English language tests for skilled migrants more difficult, after finding that many...

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