Australian Immigration Daily News

• The Australian’s Sam Buckingham-Jones reports alt-right Canadian activist Lauren Southern, whose visa was rejected ahead of a planned speaking tour in Australia, applied for the wrong visa and is now waiting on approval for the correct one. A spokeswoman for the Department of Home Affairs today said her application being refused had nothing to do with her views.
• Seedstock Central reports dairy businesses are losing up to $364 million each year in employee turnover, with advocacy group Australian Dairy Farmers warning the problem will get worse unless the Federal Government acts. Australian Dairy Farmers, in a submission to the Department of Jobs and Small Business review of the Skilled Migration Occupation Lists, called on the federal Government to overhaul its skilled migration program to reflect workforce needs.

Lauren Southern applied for wrong visa, immigration officials say

The Australian, National, Other, 09/07/18, Sam Buckingham-Jones

A controversial alt-right Canadian journalist and YouTube star whose visa was ‘rejected’ ahead of an Australian speaking tour had applied for the wrong visa, immigration officials say, and is now waiting on approval for the correct visa. Lauren Southern, an outspoken critic of illegal immigration, Islam and elements of the LGBTI community, had planned to tour Australia between July 20 and July 29 for a series of ‘free speech’ evenings in major cities.

Why controversial YouTube star Lauren Southern was banned from coming to Australia

NEWS.com.au, National, Other, 09/07/18, Jack Houghton

Controversial YouTube star Lauren Southern says Australia has placed an ‘unprecedented’ number of hurdles to stop her entering the country. Canadian commentator Southern, 23, told Miranda Live this afternoon that her public stance against radical Islam had contributed to delays to her working Visa.

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Visa denied for Canadian who warns Australian way of life is under threat

SBS.COM.AU, National, Other, 09/07/18

Lauren Southern has been denied a visa by the Australian government ahead of her planned speaking tour across Australia. The conservative activist is scheduled to speak in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Auckland later this month.

Let in Lauren

Herald Sun, Other, 09/07/18, Andrew Bolt

[Video] Senator Cory Bernardi says he suspects ‘political interference’ in the trouble that alt-right Canadian YouTube star Lauren Southern is having getting a visa to come speak.

Call to solve dairy industry’s labour crisis

seedstockcentral.com.au, National, Other, 09/07/18

Dairy businesses are losing up to $364 million each year in employee turnover, with Australia’s peak dairy farmer group warning the problem will only get worse unless the federal Government acts immediately to solve the industry’s labour crisis. Australian Dairy Farmers, in a submission to the Department of Jobs and Small Business review of the Skilled Migration Occupation Lists, called on the federal Government to overhaul its skilled migration program to reflect workforce needs.

Migrant workers not the answer to address ICT skills shortage

The Australian, National, Other, 09/07/18, Yohan Ramasundara

Is Australia going to be a driver or a passenger in the next technology wave? That’s the question we’ve been wrestling with ever since the World Economic Forum coined the term ‘fourth industrial revolution’. It’s clear that the world is headed towards a substantial realignment. Traditional industries are going to be transformed. Up to a half of current work activities are susceptible to automation, and the winners on the global stage will be those nations that can capitalise on the opportunities presented by new technology.

Indian man spared deportation in ‘mistaken case of child abuse’

SBS.COM.AU, National, Other, 09/07/18, Shamsher Kainth

The visa application of a 29-year-old Indian national was refused because he had admitted to causing hurt to his 3-month-old son. But the Tribunal has now found he had lied in order to prevent his son from being taken away.

Citizenship for sale: Millionaire migrant visas boom

Macro Business, Other, 09/07/18, Leith van Onselen

The Productivity Commission’s (PC) 2016 Migrant Intake Australia report explicitly called for the abolition of the Significant Investor Visa and the Premium Investor Visa programs, whereby Australian citizenship is sold to high net worth individuals without the usual (albeit weak) checks and balances.