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10-May-2014-IELTS-Results-Delay-Communication-to-Candidate.pdf
See the above attachment which came with an email this morning from the Macquarie University IELTS Test Centre to a migration agent's client in Sydney, NSW Australia.
This is the wording inside the attachment along with the IELTS logo on the top:
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A report by the ABC yesterday by Lyndy Kerin:
'Women are being trafficked to Australia and forced into a life of slavery under the partner migration program, a new report by the Institute of Criminology has revealed.
The report details the cases of eight women in Canberra and Sydney who have come to Australia with the promise of a happy marriage, but have ended up being exploited by their partners.
Samantha Lyneham, a research analyst from the Institute of Criminology, interviewed the women.
"The most severe case that I came across was one woman who - if she didn't obey her husband - would be locked outside of the house, especially during winter, she'd be forced to sleep in a backyard under a tree in freezing cold conditions," she said.
Audio: Listen to the full report (The World Today)
"During the day, she'd be forced to take a pair of scissors and to cut the lawn throughout the day, until it was mowed.
"If she didn't do that she would be beaten." '
To continue reading this story: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-21/women-trafficked2c-forced-into-slavery-under-partner-migration/5468334?section=act
Move over IELTS. There will now be more choice in visa English language tests for Australia, writes Stefanie Balogh from the AFR.
The event on Monday 19th May was a huge success.
Please find the complete presentation by:
NAB - Paul Bailey, Grant Healy, Stacey Martin, Shannon Kong, Lily Huang
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