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MIA members have sent the following message which has gone out today on MIA letterhead:
Dear Members,
I wish to advise you that I have tendered my resignation as CEO of the MIA.
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Last night Mr Biwek Thapa, Registered Migration Agent and Committee Member of Migration Alliance, along with his community members and other migration agents launched 'Liberal Friends of Nepal at Everest Tandoori Function Centre, 422 Princes Highway, Rockdale, NSW.
In attendance were leaders from the Liberal Party of Australia, the Hon. Senator Marise Payne, Shadow Minister for Indigenous Development and Employment and Mr Chris Downey, NSW State President of the Liberal Party. Mr Robert Orrell, President of the North Sydney FEC for the Liberal Party / Deputy Treasurer were also in attendance. In addition, support was given to the night by Councillor Naji Peter Najjar from Bankstown City Council, also President of the Bass Hill Branch of the Liberal Party of NSW. The Mayor of Rockdale was also in attendance.
Migration Alliance was in attendance at this special event to promote the interests of the Nepalese Community to our leaders and to give speeches about Nepalese migration agents and the importance of the Nepalese migrant community. Speeches were provided by Liana Allan and Christopher Levingston.
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Becoming an Australian Citizen is the end step in your Australian immigration process and is the evidence you have that you have a commitment to Australia and it's values.
Becoming an Australian citizen is a wonderful opportunity for people from all parts of the world to claim Australia as their own country and call themselves a 'true blue Aussie'.
The reward of being an Australian citizen is amazing. To become a citizen of this great land, you join in the rich fabric of society made up of many creeds and colours. We are people from all over planet earth but we have one voice.
As the national airline Qantas' theme song states 'I am, you are, we are Australian'.
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Migration Alliance members might be interested in the news today in the Sydney Morning Herald where Mayor of London, Boris Johnson says:
'It is time for Britain and Australia to set up a bilateral free labour mobility zone.'
The issue that Johnson sees is that world growth has taken place everywhere else but not especially so in Britain. Now Britain is looking at Australia, which Britain snubbed back in 1973 and seeing our growth. I dare say Britain is a little jealous!
Johnson thinks that Britain needs to stop focussing on Europe and the EU and instead create and grow relationships with countries such as Australia that are going to grow in the years to come. Countries such as Australia offer great opportunities for British people, goods, services etc.
Johnson says:
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