David Coleman, Australia’s newest immigration minister, has stated his priority is regional immigration. The new immigration minister has flagged a revamp of regional visas to get migrants to struggling regional communities, saying some towns are begging for migrants. He highlighted Warrnambool in Victoria, the Goldfields area of Western Australia and the entire state of South…
The SkillSelect program continues to be in high demand in 2016. The Department of Home Affairs ion has again tinkered with the Skilled Occupation List by removing a number of occupations which are no longer deemed to be in high demand. Only two new occupations were added, likely reflecting the slow economic situation across the country….
The Department of Home Affairs has announced that 3 new occupations will be added to the SOL from 1 July 2014. Chefs, Bricklayers, and Tilers will now be eligible for independent migration to Australia under the SkillSelect visa program including subclass 189, 190 and 489 visas. No occupations will be dropped from the list. For…



