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Wow!! Whoa! What! That’s just unbelievable! I’ve never heard about anything like that in my life! I cannot believe that actually happened!! Really!!! 

Yes, it can be truly amazing what you come across when looking through the cases that are reported on Austlii. Yes, you would think that it could be a “dull exercise” (that’s why you should keep reading my articles!!). 

But this case is truly astonishing, and it is really really important for everyone who ever goes to the AAT on behalf of a client to know about what happened   

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I have just returned from Iran and have finally caught up with all of my work as well as having run 3 CPD events for LTA.

I got back on the 4th and notwithstanding catsatrophic jetlag, and a keen desire to just get back home, the overall sense of relief was tempered by the fact that I had been somewhere extraordinary, and that it was self evident, in my opinion, that what we were looking at was an emerging market.

On my last day in Tehran, the hotel where I was staying had its lifts full of 'carpet-baggers' who were in town to make deals. The newspapers were full of stories about who was in town and what the plan was.

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On the TOEFL iBT® test, the Speaking and Writing questions are often regarded by test takers as the most challenging questions.

Agents can learn more about how their clients will be tested on these two important skills at a TOEFL Propell workshop on 23 June from 2:00-4:30 pm in Sydney.

The workshop will be led by ETS Global consultant and TOEFL expert Cath Moore. The workshop includes:

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Do applicants for judicial review have a right to publicly funded representation?

The Full Court addressed this very important question in a decision that was handed down last Friday, 20 May: AMF15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2016) FCAFC 68.

Imagine, for a moment, that you are in the position of a person whose application for a protection visa  has been refused by the Department and the refusal has been affirmed by the AAT.  You don’t have money, don’t speak English well or at all, don’t understand the Australian legal system or concepts of judicial review. You just think that the Department and the Tribunal have misunderstood your case and have erroneously refused your visa.  Whether the Department or the Tribunal have found your claims to be credible or not, you have a genuinely held subjective fear of persecution:  You are truly frightened that if you are forced to return to your home country, you will be killed or tortured.

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OK everyone, are you ready for today’s public opinion poll? 

Be careful how you answer! Your responses will be recorded and reported to the Department (just kidding of course!) 

How many of you will be sorry to see the current Schedule 5 risk assessment framework for student visas repealed on 1 July? 

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