The following email has just been received from the DIBP:

Dear Migration Agents 

For your information, please find attached changes to processing arrangements for sub-classes 785 (TPVs) and 790 (SHEVs).  

Migration Alliance has been asked to distribute this message to our readers:

Academics from UNSW, UTS and the University of Sydney are conducting an anonymous online survey on the work experiences of temporary migrants in Australia.  They will use the data to identify ways to better protect the legal rights of international students, working holiday-makers and other temporary migrants at work. 

If you’ve worked in Australia on a temporary visa please take 5 minutes to do the survey now and make your voice heard on this important issue.

In a digital world where you can now do everything from reading books and listening to music, to ordering your morning coffee and doing your weekly grocery shop online, life has been made easier with more and more information at your fingertips. Yet, it also means that your personal and business information has never been easier to access.

A 2015 report released by the Australian Government shows that 33% of Australian businesses have experienced a cybercrime, with the average cost of a cyber crime attack to a business amounting to $276,323.* However, avoiding the internet all together isn’t a viable option for many businesses, as the internet is now so intertwined into our everyday lives that avoiding it all together can be a guaranteed way to stunt business growth or even cause business failure.

So just how do you make sure your business stays safe from both hacks and breaches, but also from information thievery? We look at 7 tips to protect your information and avoid being targeted by cyber criminals.

A high-performing, innovative nation needs skilled, talented people to drive ideas from research to commercial reality.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics found that STEM skills jobs grew 50 per cent faster than other jobs between 2006 and 2011.

The StartupAUS Crossroads 2015 report shows that the demand for ICT workers doubled between 1999 and 2012, while applications for tertiary ICT courses declined significantly, indicating a skills gap that needs to be addressed.

To attract the best and brightest entrepreneurial talent and skills to Australia, the visa system needs improvement.

Greetings from Canberra

Closure of Occupations: Unit Group 2231 HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS

Effective tomorrow, 10 September 2016, the following occupations will close as the demand for these occupations has been met: