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Broader consideration of migrants with disabilities
Created on Friday 09 November 2012 Written by Editorial staff
Advocates for disability groups have welcomed the announcement from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship that migrants who suffer from health problems or disabilities will be granted easier access to immigration visas to come to Australia.
Previously, the migration system has usually placed an assumption upon disabled people that they would be a burden on the healthcare system but would now assess the broader pros and cons.
Immigration minister Chris Bowen said that these changes should and will compare their health costs with what they can contribute economically and socially to Australia in what will be known as the "net benefit" approach.
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Created on Thursday 08 November 2012 Written by Editorial staff
Minister for immigration and citizenship Chris Bowen has announced that a group of Sri Lankans have been returned to their homeland. The 30 single males arrived on a number of boats without immigration ...
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Created on Monday 05 November 2012 Written by Editorial staff
Demand for Australia's popular working holiday visa is higher than for any other visa of this kind in the world, with 220,000 visas granted over the last year. These new figures, revealed by immigration ...
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Created on Friday 02 November 2012 Written by Editorial staff
Many visas that are available for workers often come as a result of employer sponsorship,but for those who wish to live and work in Australia but have no such sponsorship, applying through SkillSelect ...
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Created on Thursday 01 November 2012 Written by Editorial staff
In a composed speech to the House of Representatives yesterday (October 31), shadow immigration minister Scott Morrison has highlighted the massive budget failures as a result of border policy - debts ...
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