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SYDNEY – The exchange, captured by CCTV camera, lasted only seconds. A limousine driver, unknowingly infected with the highly contagious Covid-19 Delta variant, and another man passed close to one another at an indoor mall

The medical plight of a three-year old girl who has spent almost all her life in Australian immigration detention facilities has galvanised opposition to the country’s off shore detention system.

Motorists in Sydney and Brisbane have been told it is too late to fill up cheaply before the long weekend and petrol prices are set to hit record highs. In Sydney the average price of petrol is expected to reach 166c a litre on Wednesday and will not drop again until next week. In Brisbane the record average of 169.9c a litre across the city, set a year ago, will be threatened.

Politicians’ ‘revolving door’ response to foreign workers frustrates businesses, industry group CEDA says. Temporary skilled migration has not undercut job opportunities or conditions for Australian workers but the “revolving door” political response to foreign workers has frustrated businesses, an industry report has found.

From November 2019, two new visa routes will open up to work in Australia. If you’re one of those people who have always wondered about moving to Australia, you may struggle to get a better opportunity than this. From November 2019, two new visa routes will open to the country.

Liu said in 2016 that less hard-working migrants have many children and ‘take welfare from the government’

Health district responsible for hospital that employs Dr Christopher Kwan Chen Lee says it takes ‘professional misconduct’ seriously

A new Parent Visa option is opening for eligible Australian citizens or permanent residents to bring their parents to Australia temporarily for up to ten years. The new visa will however be capped to only 15,000 people per year. Read on to discover more and find out if you could be eligible to sponsor your parents.

27 years without a recession, Australia is the 2nd wealthiest nation in terms of wealth per adult after Switzerland and is estimated to have the world’s 13th highest GDP and the 11th highest GDP per capita. It has earned it’s reputation as ‘the lucky country’. The Australian economy boasts some impressive numbers and is renowned for punching well above its weight across a broad range of measures against its global counterparts.

Governmental initiatives implemented this month will affect all those applying for an Australian visa. According to SBS Punjabi, eligibility requirements for some permanent skilled visas are being changed to better suit Australia’s needs. The new Australian initiatives will affect prospective skilled migration visa applicants, businesses sponsoring skilled migrants, as well as all points-test based visa applications.