Australian Immigration Daily News

Migration Alliance has recently teamed up with Facebook Group "Support Network for MARA Agents". 

This is a dedicated and purpose-built group just for Australian Registered Migration Agents.

This Facebook group is appealing because it is a closed group.  It has recruited the right people to administrate the posts, and it has clear guidelines about the type of conduct that is appropriate for members.   

Strong leadership of the group is provided by the Founder, RMA, Johanna Barnard.  

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The following persons have been witnesses:

BIGIRIMANA, Ms Melita, Assistant Director, Overseas Students Ombudsman Team, Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman

VETASSESS OFFICE CLOSURE

During the festive season, VETASSESS offices will close from Friday 21 December 2018 and will reopen, Wednesday 2 January 2019.

SUBMITTING NEW APPLICATIONS
Please note the revised time frames for submitting new applications prior to this period:

The following Australian Immigration newsletter has been prepared by Lewis Bollard Migration Experts and making interesting reading:

Migration_Newsletter_705.pdf

A Bill for an Act to provide for a plebiscite at the next general election in relation to migration to Australia, and for related purposes was put to the Senate by Senator Fraser Anning yesterday.  Crossbencher Fraser Anning has been widely condemned for speech praising white Australia policy and pushing for plebiscite a on Muslim immigration, which he calls the 'final solution'.

This is what was said:

Senator ANNING (Queensland) (17:08): I move: