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Do you want to migrate to Australia? Are you an experienced skilled tradesman or tradeswoman looking for a job in the Australian construction industry?

Approximately one in 17 secondary school teachers and one in 20 primary school teachers in Australia are British-born. According to teacher recruitment agencies, demand for Modern Foreign Language, Mathematics and Science teachers is particularly high.

A combination of poor recording keeping by the Australian Immigration department and bad data management by International Health and Medical Services (IHMS) has resulted in the IHMS being unable to locate asylum seekers under its care.

The number of Australian Temporary Work (Skilled) (Subclass 457) visa applications rose by 15% between 2014 and 2015, according to the latest figures released by the Australian Immigration Department.

Members of Russia's Roscosmos space agency have been denied entry to Australia to attend a United Nations conference on satellite navigation in the Australian city of Queensland.

Refusal of visas 'Unfriendly' move, says Russian Embassy

Visas for 8 of Russia's 10 science delegates were refused, leaving the team unable to attend an international UN conference on satellite navigation systems which started on 14 July 2015, in a move described as 'unfriendly' by the Russian Embassy in Australia.

The Australian government's Border Force Act, which came into effect on July 1st 2015, has been condemned in two open letters by doctors, social workers, and others who have worked in Australian immigration for adding to a "wall of secrecy"; according to the letters you can face up to 2 years in prison for disclosing information about the "deplorable state of human rights" at Australian immigration facilities.