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Some of the Australian states are open for offshore applicants for the FY 2022-23 under Australia Skilled Migration Program. Read this article to know the eligibility criteria for each state and its allocations.

More than 1,140 applications lodged in two years.

COVID-19 has not only tested the resilience of the Australian economy, it has brought about dramatic structural changes to the way it operates

A parliamentary committee on migration has called for international students to have an easier path to permanent residency in Australia if they had skills highly sought-after by employers.

MacroBusiness Access Subscriber Only Content at 10:20 am on May 10, 2021 | 24 comments As we know, the Morrison Government recently announced its desire to lift immigration back to pre-COVID levels in order to overcome purported ‘labour shortages’. Specifically, the Government’s Interim Report of the Inquiry into Australia’s Skilled Migration Program recommended opening the migrant floodgates via: Abolishing labour market testing requirements. Lowering costs and speeding up approval t...

MacroBusiness Access Subscriber Only Content at 11:30 am on April 23, 2021 | 9 comments As we know, the Morrison Government is readying for a quick return of mass immigration at the earliest opportunity. The Government’s Interim Report of the Inquiry into Australia’s Skilled Migration Program recommended opening the migrant floodgates via: Abolishing labour market testing requirements. Lowering costs and speeding up approval times for importing foreign workers. Expanding the skilled occup...