Australian Immigration Daily News

The Biosecurity (Human Biosecurity Emergency) (Human Coronavirus with Pandemic Potential) (Overseas Travel Ban Emergency Requirements) Amendment (No. 1) Determination 2020 (the Amendment Determination) amends the Biosecurity (Human Biosecurity Emergency) (Human Coronavirus with Pandemic Potential) (Overseas Travel Ban Emergency Requirements) Determination 2020 (the Determination) to:
- make a technical amendment to put beyond doubt that there is a requirement imposed on the operator of an aircraft or vessel to ensure that the aircraft or vessel does not leave Australian territory with an Australian citizen or permanent resident on board;
- expand the decision-making authority to grant exemptions; and,
- make other minor technical amendments to remove reference to the commencement date of the Determination and to clarify that only an Act can declare an instrument not to be a legislative instrument.

Source: HUNT-Travel-ban-emergency-requirements.pdf and HUNT-travel-ban-emergency-requirements-Explanatory-Statement.pdf

Source: Benchmark

Fed Govt should promote migration as a key plank of the post-COVID-19 economic recovery - Paper Attached

The labour market after COVID-19 brings together expert views on the critical issues shaping the jobs market, including for women, the long-term unemployed and young people, and the role of wage subsidies, immigration, training and industrial relations.

The paper calls on the Federal Government to extend the JobKeeper and JobSeeker payments to temporary migrants such as students and those on skilled work visas, as other countries have done with their own pandemic payments.

The report finds Australia can benefit from expected tighter restrictions on migration in other countries, by encouraging migration by highly skilled workers.

“This crisis will have long-lasting impacts on migration policy across the world and in Australia,” CEDA Chief Economist, Jarrod Ball said.

Source: Migration-must-be-central-to-Australias-post-COVID-economic-recovery.pdf

Invitation Round results are as follows: 

457 / 482 visa holders: 12 invitations

• 190 nomination: 6 invitations
• 491 nomination: 6 invitations

Matrix nominating Critical occupations: 140 invitations