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New DAMA Agreement

The NEW five-year DAMA agreement will assist a range of industries including tourism, hospitality, agriculture, shipping and health, helping to drive economic growth and fill critical employment gaps. DAMA will cover the Cassowary Coast, Tablelands, Mareeba, Cairns and the Douglas Shire. The Commonwealth Government has acknowledged skill shortages in Far...

John Young – 25 June, 2019

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New visa classes 491 and 494 commencing November 2019

The Subclass 491 Skilled Work Regional Provisional) and Subclass 494 Skilled Employer Sponsored visas will be introduced from 16 November 2019.   These are points tested skilled assessment migration visa’s which requires either employer or state government nomination, or sponsorship by an eligible family member who is settled in a...

John Young – 24 April, 2019

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Sponsored Parent (Temporary) 5 YEAR STAY - 870 visa

Migrants who wish to bring their parents to Australia will be able to apply to sponsor a parent for a Sponsored Parent Temporary) 870 visa from 17 April 2019. Once a sponsorship application has been approved, a sponsored parent will be able to apply for a Sponsored Parent Temporary) 870...

John Young – 16 April, 2019

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Australia's Annual Immigration Intake Slashed

Australia’s annual immigration intake has remained at the centre of political discussion with Prime Minister Scott Morrison indicating it could be slashed, and more opportunities opening up for migrants in regional Australia...

John Young – 12 February, 2019

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Low-Skilled Migrants get a Pathway to Australian Permanent Residency

Immigration took centre stage in Australia’s political discourse for the better part of 2017 with much discussion around Australia’s annual permanent intake and the question of how to deal with growing overcrowding in Melbourne and Sydney. A proposal was put forward to send migrants to regional and rural Australia for...

John Young – 11 February, 2019

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