Australian Immigration Daily News

Migration Alliance has received the following email from VETASSESS:

Students about to sit the Capstone have been advised that there will now be a two (2) stage payment process, plus other changes to the format.  Here is a message that has been sent to students about the new changes:

Christopher Levingston, Accredited Specialist Immigration Lawyer is running a Capstone Preparation Programme for those students who would like to prepare properly for the exams, including the exams coming up in August 2019.  Details on this training can be found here.

Since 1945, Australia has played a major role in providing protection and opportunities for refugees – both by resettling people in need from overseas, and by enabling people seeking asylum to apply for protection in Australia. Providing a welcoming, secure and respectful environment for refugees results in greater social and economic benefits for everyone and a stronger, more cohesive Australia. 

Yet, many of Australia’s current refugee policies are out of step with community values of fairness and decency, fall short of Australia’s international obligations, and are not contributing to a sustainable, humane response to refugees globally.

Source: Kaldor-Centre-Principles-for-Australian-Refugee-Policy-UNSW.pdf

A new program to tackle labour shortages in Victoria’s Great South Coast region has been officially  launched today in Warrnambool. 

The Great South Coast Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) provides an opportunity for  regional employers to be endorsed to hire overseas workers for roles that cannot be filled by  Australian residents. 

The DAMA is an Australian Government initiative with the Great South Coast DAMA a first for  Victoria and the first to be driven by Local Government. 

The State of Victoria has sent an email to their subscribers today with the following message, which is fairly self-explanatory: