Australian Immigration Daily News

In the period 2006 to 2012, Ms Banerji, an employee of the then Department of Immigration and Citizenship, tweeted approximately 9000 times under the handle "LeLegale". These tweets were largely posted in her own time and from her own device. Her tweets were critical of the Department and its immigration policies. After conducting a Code of Conduct investigation, the Department found Ms Banerji had breached the APS Code of Conduct.

The High Court decision

The Commonwealth appealed the AAT decision to the High Court, who unanimously found that Ms Banerji’s termination of employment was not unlawful and she and was not entitled to compensation under the SRC Act. The High Court stated that the relevant Public Service Act 1999 provisions that effectively placed a burden on the implied freedom of political communication were for a "legitimate purpose" consistent with the system of representative and responsible government in the Constitution.

Immigration Minister David Coleman gave a speech to the Sydney Institute on Tuesday night.

He outlined the new permanent Global Talent independent scheme:

Home Affairs staff will be placed on the ground in key overseas locations, with the task of recruiting very high value migrants.  Last month, an officer commenced work in Berlin, and next month we will be placing staff in Washington, Singapore, Shanghai, Santiago and Dubai.  This direct overseas recruitment effort is the first of its kind in our immigration programme. Our overseas teams will work with the world’s top universities, professional associations and other institutions to market the Global Talent program to exceptional candidates. 

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The following message is showing on the RDA Northern Inland website:

RDA Northern Inland will not be nominating beyond 3 September 2019.

The new Skilled Regional State Nominate visa sub-class 491 will commence on

16. Invitation date: 15 August 2019

Number of Invitations Issued: 152

Matrix score range:

• All Matrix submitted with 130 to 70 points
• 65 point matrix submitted on or before 29 June 2019

Source: http://www.canberrayourfuture.com.au/portal/migrating/article/canberra-matrix-invitation-round/

The following message is displayed on the website:

**Due to an extremely high number of 489 applications, we are temporarily suspending applications for the 489 visa in this region as of 1st August 2019. We aim to reopen applications by 1st September 2019. We apologise for any inconvenience. 

We will cease assessing EOIs at 5pm on Friday 16 August, if you have not received an invitation to full application by this time, you will not receive an invitation in the 489 Visa program. We will reopen applications for 491 Sponsorship once the 491 Visa program commences. Please check the Department of Home Affairs for these dates.