JURIST

APRIL 22, 2023

The Australian Federal Government Saturday announced the liberalisation of Australia’s immigration laws, which will grant New Zealanders residing in Australia a direct pathway to attaining citizenship. As of 2023, there are approximately over 559,980 New Zealand citizens living in Australia.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The government stated that it is “committed to ensuring lawful providers of immigration assistance are persons of integrity and good character.” The post Australia announces crackdown on ‘abuses’ of migration and visa system appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Australian Greens party Monday introduced a bill to parliament asking the government to take in 150 refugees living in Nauru and Papua New Guinea (PNG), who have been there for a decade seeking asylum in Australia. The legislation does not require the government to settle people permanently in Australia.

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JURIST

MAY 12, 2024

The Australian High Court passed a judgement on Friday that dismissed an Iranian asylum seeker’s plea to be released from immigration detention and enter the country. The applicant arrived unlawfully in Australia in 2013 and applied for a Safe Haven Enterprise Visa (SHEV) in 2015.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The High Court of Australia ruled Wednesday that the Australian government’s attempt to strip a man convicted of terrorism offences is illegal. He was convicted of being part of a terrorist cell in 2008 after being exposed by Australia’s Operation Pendennis.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The Australian and Papua New Guinean (PNG) governments announced Wednesday that they have agreed to realize a joint arrangement to end offshore immigration and refugee processing by December. Australia was forced to pay more than $70 million in compensation to those detained.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Australia Minister for Immigration Andrew Giles announced Monday that the Australian government will give more than 20,000 refugees living in the country a pathway to permanent visas. ‘Let me be crystal clear – if you try to enter Australia without a valid visa you will be turned back or returned to your port of origin.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The Australian government announced Sunday that victims of forced marriages in Australia will have access to a support policy providing needs-based prevention and early intervention as part of a push to end modern-day slavery. Forced marriage is considered a form of gender exploitation.

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JURIST

MAY 20, 2023

The UN is set to sanction Australia for failing to meet its international human rights obligations. Australia would be the first OECD nation to be included in the Article 17 list. “It It is unfortunate, to put it very lightly, that Australia was unable to do it within five years.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This comes after the High Court of Australia ruled on November 8 that it was unlawful to hold migrants who could not be extradited indefinitely after their prison sentences ended. The post Australia government introduces new legislation to monitor formally detained migrants appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Links to recent media releases, reports and cases relating to immigration in Australia.

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JURIST

APRIL 29, 2023

Following a review by the Australian Government Thursday into Australia’s migration laws, Minister for Home Affairs Claire O’Neill declared the nation’s migration system as “broken.” The post Australia’s migration system considered ‘broken’ as landmark review finds system leaves 1.8

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Mondaq

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Effective November 1, 2021, fully-vaccinated and medically-exempt Australians will no longer require a travel exemption to depart Australia.

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Mondaq

JULY 23, 2021

This newsletter links to recent media releases and reports relating to immigration in Australia.

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JURIST

JUNE 1, 2024

To impose the new sanctions, the State Department is invoking section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Apart from the US, the UK, the EU and Australia similarly denounced the convictions as politically motivated prosecutions and a deterioration of fundamental freedoms and democratic participation.

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Mondaq

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

These immigration changes are intended to assist with Australia's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The Minister for Immigration updated the order of processing for permanent skilled and temporary work visa applications.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Amnesty International Saturday reported that a nonbinary Jordanian LBTQI+ activist, who has been identified as AOA, has been improperly arrested and detained in Beirut while planning to fly to Australia to seek asylum.

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Mondaq

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Links to recent media releases and reports relating to immigration to Australia.

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Mondaq

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Links to recent media releases and reports in relation to immigration in Australia.

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Mondaq

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Links to recent media releases, reports and new developments relating to immigration in Australia.

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Mondaq

AUGUST 7, 2021

This newsletter links to recent media releases and reports relating to immigration to Australia.

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Mondaq

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Links to recent media releases, and reports relating to migrant workers and immigration in Australia.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The deportee, “G,” was convicted of two drug offences in Australia in 2014, and served his sentence before being deported back to New Zealand. The Returning Offenders (Management and Information) Act was introduced in 2015.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 7, 2022

“Our paper establishes a connection of these two worlds: Russian media promoting certain types of narratives around themes like immigration or racism, and a whole ecology of extreme communities online listening to them,” said Neil F. Johnson, a physicist who co-authored the report.

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Mondaq

MAY 1, 2021

The IT sector is vibrant and dynamic, but Australia is a small market, so access to global skills and knowledge is vital.

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Mondaq

APRIL 24, 2022

Part 3 covers upcoming changes to the Regional Migration Program and the latest updates to COVID-19 travel restrictions.

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Mondaq

APRIL 19, 2022

The 2022-2023 Federal Budget looks at immigration numbers into Australia and planning levels by visa options.

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Mondaq

MAY 1, 2021

The Australian immigration system of temporary work visas does not provide a clear or simple pathway for IT start-ups.

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Mondaq

MAY 2, 2021

The Employer Nomination Scheme Subclass 186 permanent visa was granted to secure the services of a senior staff member.

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Mondaq

MAY 1, 2021

The 482 visa program enables employers in the engineering sector to source critical skills not easily found locally.

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JURIST

AUGUST 5, 2024

Rioting and unrest continued Monday across the United Kingdom, with numerous towns and cities reeling from the ongoing violence. The disorder prompted Prime Minister Keir Starmer to condemn the riots as”far-right thuggery.”

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 30, 2021

Reid Trautz (@RTrautz) is founding Director of the Practice & Professionalism Center at the American Immigration Lawyers Association , where he provides practice advisory services to members. Settify has expanded from Australia and the U.K. Standalone platforms like Lawmatics integrate with various practice management platforms.

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Mondaq

MAY 1, 2021

In the agriculture sector, seasonal work demands mean that businesses engage temporary staff on a short term basis.

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Mondaq

MAY 1, 2021

In the insurance industry, securing the best global talent is critical to building an efficient and competitive business.

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Mondaq

MAY 1, 2021

Sourcing skilled staff in the health & aged care areas is a challenge for hospitals, clinics and even state governments.

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Mondaq

MAY 1, 2021

A workplace investigation was conducted into allegations of a serious breach of the NFP organisation's code of conduct.

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