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Experts point to a range of socio-economic and political factors behind the surge in Indian migration.
New ministerial direction limits international student numbers with revised forecast pushing net migration to 340,000.
Visa aims to attract highly skilled professionals, researchers, investors, entrepreneurs, and creatives.
Dan Tehan said the amendments largely mirror provisions from prior Coalition bills.
Dan Tehan highlighted the bill’s neglect of secondary visas, including 120,000 partners of students, 86 percent of whom seek to remain in Australia.
Despite the declines in resident arrivals and returns, Australia’s strong visitor numbers highlight its ongoing appeal as a global travel destination.
The federal government needs to go back to the drawing board and better consult with the state and the sector before it’s too late, Tim Pallas said.
The Student Accommodation Council has said blaming students for housing affordability problems is unfair.
Tehan raised concerns about the current process for determining which occupations are included on the skilled occupation list, arguing for a more methodical app
From the Law Council to refugees, the Bill, which would give wide-ranging powers of deportation to the immigration minister, was criticised by submitters.
Job vacancies were found to have increased by 235 percent between May 2020 and May 2023,
Why would a business spend money, time, and effort to recruit workers to fill skills shortages if that worker can leave on day one and move to the city?
