Australian Immigration Daily News

GOVERNMENT RELEASES OMARA REVIEW 

Consistent with the Coalition’s deregulation agenda the Government will adopt the majority of the recommendations of the independent review into the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA). 

Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, said the implementation of the review’s findings will reduce unnecessary red tape and improve outcomes for consumers of migration services who are often amongst the most vulnerable in the community. 

Between 29 March 2015 and 1 April 2015, a number of blog posts and Tweets were published by Ms Liana Allan and Mr Christopher Levingston on the Migration Alliance Incorporated website and Twitter feed. The blog posts and Tweets, in the first instance, concerned the content of a lecture given by Ms Duncan to a class of students completing the ANU visa course 8168 at UTS on 29 March 2015. Subsequent blog posts and Tweets related to Ms Duncan's rebuttal of the initial publications.

The blog posts and Tweets have since been removed by us and we do not wish to "reignite the fire" by restating here, in any detail, the contents of those blog posts and Tweets.

While we based the comments we posted on what was reported to us by a student as having been said by Ms Duncan during the lecture, we accept that what we published went further than what we now understand Ms Duncan to have actually said. Further, we accept that we took Ms Duncan's words out of context and may have given them a meaning that was not intended by Ms Duncan. This, in turn, means we unfairly characterised Ms Duncan's subsequent rebuttal.

We’re excited to announce the launch of Bupa Beginnings, a free and interactive guide to the Australian health system when having a baby.

Bupa Beginnings helps prospective and new parents understand their healthcare options, and make an informed choice. From hospital costs to birthing options, things are explained in clear terms – and if you’re a Bupa member you can even get an estimate of out of pocket expenses, depending on the type of care chosen.

This easy-to-use online tool can provide your clients with clear and helpful information on their health and care options and costs, from the moment they start planning a baby, through pregnancy and childbirth, and into the early months of their child’s life.

Migration Alliance is pleased to sponsor Flu Shots for our members via our exclusive health services partner, Bupa.

Bookings are now available for your on-site flu vaccination.

By Michael Jeremy RMA, and Evie Kennedy

The latest Australian Taxation Office Statistics highlights a significant pay gap between Australia’s richest and poorest neighbourhoods. On average, there is an income difference of $155,823 between the richest and the poorest postcode.

A large amount of Australia highest earners fell within the 2027 postcode, which includes Sydney’s Edgecliff, Rushcutters Bay, Point Piper and Darling Point. The professions that garnered the highest taxable incomes included Medical specialists, judges and lawyers, mining engineers and financial dealers.