The Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 will enable courts to deter forced marriages, allowing courts to order individuals to either change their ways, or face a jail sentence.
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Australia allows German doctor to stay
Posted on 25 November 2008
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A German doctor was initially refused permission to stay in Australia because his son has Down’s Syndrome. Bernhard Moeller migrated with his wife and three children, hoping to make Australia home.
HSMP victims challenge Brown’s promise on India ties
Posted on 20 January 2008
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Approximately 30,000 Indians are claiming they suffered unfair discrimination by the British government.
Many are questioning whether Gordon Brown will be able to improve relations with India while his government, ’subjects Indian nationals to abuse and treats them so poorly’. The scathing remarks made by Highly Skilled Migrant representatives, of which 90 percent are claiming they are [...]
HSMP changes for initial and extension applications
Posted on 07 November 2006
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Today, Liam Byrne, Minister for Immigration, Nationality and Citizenship stated that there would be changes to the Rules for the Highly Skilled Migrant Program (HSMP).
Individuals applying under the HSMP will be evaluated based on a new points criteria which is designed to more accurately indicate the chances of market success for applicants. The outcome [...]
Vanstone under fire after attack on unions’ work visas
Posted on 10 September 2006
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The Australian minister for Immigration, Amanda Vanstone has used a private database containing confidential information about employers and employees to “gain cheap points” critics argued today.
Have PSP, will travel
Posted on 28 August 2006
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Packing your bags for some long earned travel? Don’t forget to pack your PSP. You heard right. The Sony Playstation Portable now hosts a range of interactive city guides. Destinations for the guides include Rome, Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Parise, to name a few.
Sony have teamed up Lonely Planet, to bring you amazing interactive travel guides. Sony’s [...]
Doctors oppose end of permit-free training for overseas medics
Posted on 11 May 2006
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More than half of doctors are against the UK government prposals to end permit free training for doctors educated abroad.
The British Medical Association (BMA) conducted a survey which appeared to highlight the fact that doctors who contribute to the UK economy and the health needs of wider society are being discriminated against.
Critics have called the changes discriminatory and [...]
