Australian Immigration Daily News

6:14pm 5 September 2014: Breaking news from DIBP: 

The disallowance motion in the Senate was scheduled for consideration on 2 September but Senator Hanson-Young has postponed it until 24 September.  The Parent and Other Family visas remain closed and it is not possible to make an application for these visas.  If the disallowance motion is successful then the visas will reopen from that date only. The disallowance motion in the House of Representatives on 15 July was defeated by the Government. 

Regards

“I encourage young people from across China and NSW to get involved in this exciting new initiative,” Mr Baird said.

“A new initiative will bring together 100 young innovators from China and match them with 100 bright young minds from Australia for a five-day innovation workshop as part of CAMP,” he said.

“This initiative reflects the essence behind the Vivid Ideas program, which promotes ideas, discussion and debate.“Successful applicants will be asked to work together to consider challenges common to both countries before being given an opportunity to pitch their ideas to compete for grants, venture capital, and consideration in the Premier’s Innovation Initiative" Mr Baird said.

Calls for expressions of interest from Chinese and Australian innovators aged 18 – 35 are now open at www.australiachina.org. Express interest today or share this email with those who might be keen to.

The tribunals have developed a series of videos to cater to the information needs of applicants and the general public.

            Video guides for applicants

The tribunals have developed a series of videos to cater to the information needs of our applicants and the general public. The videos may be a helpful resource for migration agents preparing clients for hearings and for explaining other aspects of the tribunals’ work. 

The Office of Deregulation has responded to a complaint that Migration Alliance made about high registration fees for Registered Migration Agents.    The response is below.

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