Australian Immigration Daily News

Below is Migration Newsletter 747 which makes excellent reading.

Migration_Newsletter_747.pdf

Members of the police’s Women and Children Protection Center – Visayas Field Unit (WCPC-VFU) and local police units carried out a series of entrapment and rescue operations in the province of Biliran on October 9 and 10.

The five suspects – aged 22, 23, 26, 28, and 30 – were arrested at several different locations. In total, the five victims rescued ranged in age from 14 to 17 years old.

In addition to the five rescued victims, in total four other children were removed as “at-risk” for assessment to determine if they, too, were victimized.  They include a 10-month-old, an 11-month-old, and two 2-year-olds.

The committee recommends that the Senate pass the bill, subject to resolution of the motion to disallow the Migration Amendment (New Skilled Regional Visas) Regulations 2019.

The committee called for submissions, publishing details of the inquiry on its website and contacting a range of relevant organisations. Interested parties were invited to make a submission by 23 September 2019.

Migration Alliance made a submission, as can be seen on page 7, Chapter 2 "Key Issues":

Regional businesses across a quarter of New South Wales, who are struggling to fill skilled positions, can now apply to be part of the newly launched Orana Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA).

The DAMA, which covers towns from Mudgee and Dubbo all the way to Bourke, Walgett and Cobar, allows employers to bring in skilled workers, to help fill critical shortages. Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs David Coleman said the Orana agreement is one of seven DAMAs helping regional communities attract skilled migrants.

"The Morrison Government is committed to supporting the skills needs of regional Australia and has been working on tailored solutions to attract skilled migrants where Australian workers are not available to fill those jobs," Mr Coleman said. "Our first priority is always to fill jobs with Australians, but the immigration system can play an important role in helping to address regional skills gaps and grow local economies.”

The Department of Home Affairs has released its September update:

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/what-we-do/skilled-migration-program/skilled-visa-newsletters/september-2019