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The Government says it will review financial requirements for students from South Asia and develop a replacement for Ministerial Direction 106, consulting universities and education agents in November, after high refusal rates and a projected 18 per cent fall in new university commencements.
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Settlement Services International research finds migrant women are about a fifth more likely than migrant men to work below their qualifications; advocates want a national skills recognition commissioner.
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Backpackers in regional NSW say a ballot replacing the guaranteed extra year, and fewer places, make the 88-day regional work requirement less appealing, while growers warn of labour shortfalls.
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A woman in Ballarat settling her late brother's estate was refused a waiver of condition 8503 (no further stay) and must finish the matters from overseas.
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A video report on calls to change visa rules so women on temporary visas who experience domestic and family violence get more support.
Summary by YourVisaSite. Headline and article © SBS News.
Aged care providers and the Committee for Economic Development of Australia want a separate visa for care workers. They say the sector depends on overseas staff, while Labor, the Coalition and One Nation all plan lower migration.
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Family violence advocates and migration experts say a planned crackdown on visa overstayers could give abusers more leverage over migrant partners. They call for a protective temporary visa; the government and opposition say their policies do not target victims.
Summary by YourVisaSite. Headline and article © ABC News.
The opposition proposes abolishing Temporary Graduate visas and capping new international student commencements at about 240,000 a year, with some exemptions. University groups, including the Group of Eight and Universities Australia, warn the plan could harm the sector.
Summary by YourVisaSite. Headline and article © The PIE News.
The Coalition under Angus Taylor proposes cutting net overseas migration to 100,000 a year for two years, with deeper cuts to graduate, humanitarian and temporary visas and a larger skilled intake. Modelling and costings are promised closer to the next election.
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The Coalition would hold net overseas migration near 100,000 a year for two years, then raise it towards 160,000 by 2031-32. It would cut temporary visa numbers, halve the refugee intake and cap student numbers.
Summary by YourVisaSite. Headline and article © The Conversation.
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