Chris Bowenย was announced yesterday as the new Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. Mr. Bowen replaces Chris Evans as the Minister for Immigration. The announcement was part of the Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s Cabinet reshuffle after forming a minority government supported by the Greens and a number of Independents after the recent Federal Election. The new […]
Malcolm Turnbull, Liberal Member of Parliament for Wentworth, recently spoke at aย Bondi Chamber of Commerceย event. I asked him a question about his views on immigration, pointing out that both sides of politics had promised to cut immigration and that this would be bad for Australian business. I invited him to outline how migration should be[…..]
The capping of applications for General Skilled Migration (GSM) applications lodged prior to 1 September 2007 has been put into effect via the legislative instrument. The cap specifies a maximum number of applications in certain subclasses to be granted in the 2009-10 program year. Any applications not granted before 30 June 2010 in the relevant[…..]