Chefs and cooks have now been removed from the latest Skills Occupation List.

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.

The volume of New Zealand nationals crossing the Tasman has increased by almost 5,000 in the last year, overtaking the UK as the largest source of permanent migrants to Australia.

The Australian government has recently stated that they will make citizenship requirements more rigorous. Some of the proposals include a new examination to test English language levels.

Kim Beazley’s has revealed his ideas on linking the approval of Tourist and Visitor visas to what appears to be a temporary pledge to Australian values.

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.

Asylum seekers living in Australia has escaped investigation by the federal police. Confessions and admissions from asylum seekers have repeatedly not been reported by the Immigration Department.