Australian Immigration Daily News

Terms of Reference for the Inquiry:

To inquire into and report on:

Nationhood, national identity and democracy, with particular reference to:

a. the changing notions of nationhood, citizenship and modern notions of the nation state in the twenty first century;

b. rights and obligations of citizenship, including naturalisation and revocation, and the responsibility of the state to its citizens in both national and international law;

c. social cohesion and cultural identity in the nation state;

d. the role that globalisation and economic interdependence and economic development plays in forming or disrupting traditional notions of national identity;

e. contemporary notions of cultural identity, multiculturalism and regionalism;

f. the extent to which nation states balance domestic imperatives and sovereignty and international obligations;

g. comparison between Australian public debate and policy and international trends; and

h. any other related matters.

The committee has published a discussion paper to guide submitters with regard to the above terms of reference.

Source: Nationhood-national-identity-and-democracy.pdf

The National Security Committee of Cabinet has today decided that the continuing coronavirus infections in mainland China make it necessary to continue the travel restrictions on foreign nationals entering Australia for a further week to 29 February.

This decision, as with all decisions taken by the Government with respect to the coronavirus outbreak, has been guided by the expert medical advice of the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee, made up of the Commonwealth’s Chief Medical Officer and chief medical officers from each state and territory.

The committee has advised that there are signs the spread of the coronavirus in Chinese provinces outside Hubei province is slowing. We will need to watch closely whether this positive trend continues as people return to work after the holidays.

Source: Continuing-travel-ban-20-Feb-2020.pdf

Australia’s health care system is among the best in the world, but it’s complicated and can be confusing for visitors to navigate. 

Migration agents play a pivotal role in explaining the health system to newcomers, helping them decide which private health insurance provider and plan to choose, answering any questions they have, and discussing any concerns about accessing health care in Australia and the costs associated with this.

In this article we’ve broken down how health care is delivered in Australia to make it easier for you to guide your clients through this complicated topic and arm them with the knowledge they need.

We’ve all read and thought (fleetingly) about them, but few of us have actually assisted with one; Labour Agreements. 

What are these things anyway? 

Put simply, Labour Agreements allow concessions to normal requirements for business sponsors, most commonly for off-list (or non-existent in ANZSCO) occupations, but sometimes for English, skills, salary, and potentially other requirements. 

The purpose of the instrument is to specify an additional approved form, place and manner for Distinguished Talent (Migrant) (Class AL) visa and Distinguished Talent (Residence) (Class BX) visa (Distinguished Talent visa) applicants.

A Distinguished Talent visa applicant may make their application using Form 47DT (Internet) as an internet application.

This is in addition to the ability of Distinguished Talent visa applicants to make their application using Form 47SV by post, courier or using the Global Talent contact form available at the following address: https://immi.homeaffairs.com.au/global-talent-contact-form. Distinguished Talent visa applicants will therefore have more options in which to lodge an application for a visa, providing an additional benefit to these applicants.