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Construction workers, Engineers, miners – Shortages Increase in Australia
Posted by admin in Australia, Moving to Australia, Working in Australia on December 4th, 2009
According to The Age newspaper, the huge planned Chevron natural gas project (worth about $US40 billion) in Australia, together with other gas mining projects, will result in severe shortages of construction workers and will force the Department of Immigration to relax rules so that enough workers can enter the country and undertake work required to get the oriject underway.
Mining projects – about 12 are currently planned or underway - fuel Australia’s economy and workers hired by mining recruitment firms are reeady to offer high premiums for skilled workers such as welders, pipe fitters, project managers and engineers. In Western Australia alone, the State is predicting a shortage of about 40 000 construction workers. About 70 000 workers will be needed Australia wide in the next decade.
Click here to read the full story.
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Australia First to Raise Interest rates
Posted by admin in Australia, Moving to Australia, Working in Australia on October 7th, 2009
In keeping with Australia’s continuing economic growth despite the otherwise global economic downturn, the Australian central bank was the first of the G20 nations central banks to raise interest levels (from 3% to 3.25%). In addition, the central bank has indicated that interest rates would continue to rise if economic growth continues at the present rate.
This rise in interest rates is great news for people planning to live, work or invest in Australia.
Click here for more details about the Australian economy and it’s changes in interest rates.
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Australian Employer Sponsored Work Visas (subclass 457) Changes
Posted by admin in 457 Employer Sponsored Visa, Australia, Australian Migration Legislation, Working in Australia on September 17th, 2009
The Australian Department of Immigration has introduced new rules for all Australian 457 (temporary work visa) applicants.
The new rules include:
- Enhanced Sponsorship Obligations: The employer will be expected to assist the Government if site visits are proposed, and to cover the costs of return travel, and other costs incurred by the Government, if the visa applicant becomes unlawful. The sponsor must also maintain records of the employment and make these available when requested. A sponsor may be fined or barred for failing to meet any obligations.
- A new system for the payment of salary to Subclass 457 visa holders: Employers will be expected to pay overseas employees standard market salary rates that would normally be paid to an Australian in the same position. A salary of less than AUD$45,220 will not be acceptable. If the market salary rate is below this threshold the visa application will normally be refused.
- New arrangements for the payment of health costs for 457 visa holders: Visa applicants will have to obtain health insurance for the duration of their visa at the time of their visa application.
Click here for more information about the new 457 visa rules.
There is plenty of work in Australia!
Posted by admin in Australia, Working in Australia on September 9th, 2009
According to information recently released by Bankwest there has been a 5% increase in employment in Australia since November 2007. With growth in employment was most significant in the following regions:
The Top 20 Regions were:
1 ) Perth (Western Australia) East Metropolitan Disitrict: + 13%
2 ) Lower Northern Sydney (New South Wales) : +13%
3 ) South Eastern (New South Wales) : +11%
4 ) Lower Western Western Australia: + 10%
5 ) Ipswich City (Queensland): + 10%
6 ) Northern & North West Queensland: + 10%
7 ) Inner Melbourne (Victoria): + 10%
8 ) Inner Sydney(New South Wales): + 9%
9 ) South and East BSB Balance (Queensland): + 9%
10) Darling Downs-South West (Queensland): + 8%
11) Eastern Suburbs in (NSW): + 7%
12) Central Western Sydney (NSW): + 6%
13) Illawarra (NSW): + 6%
14) South Eastern Melbourne (Victoria): + 6%
15) Wide Bay-Burnett (QLD): + 6%
16) Northern Sector (Tasmania): + 5%
17) Western Adelaide (South Australia): + 5%
18) Southern Melbourne (VIC): + 5%
19) St George & Sutherland (NSW): + 5%
20) Barwon & Western District (VIC): + 5%
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The Australia Capital Territory (ACT) Sponsorships Are Back!
Posted by admin in Australia, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australian State Sponsored Visas, Moving to Australia, Working in Australia on August 31st, 2009
We have been waiting anxiously for the release of the new ACT State Sponsorship lists, and here they are:
ACT Sponsorship List of Occupations in Demand
ACT Sponsorship “Off List” of Quota Occupations
Thankfully, the ACT has clearly given a lot of consideration to the skills shortages in the ACT. And the news is good on all fronts – tradesmen/women, engineers, IT professionals, and health professionals are just some of the skilled workers required in the ACT. Here is more information about the ACT’s guidelines:
ACT (subclass 176 visa) Sponsorship Guidelines-September 09
ACT (subclass 886 visa) Sponsorship Guidelines- September 09
With a population of just over 300,000, the ACT is not so much as “territory” as it is a city. In fact, it comprises Australia’s Capital City, Canberra, it houses Australia’s High Court, and it is surrounded by great countryside.
The ACT has long been maligned by many as a boring bureaucratic hub, but it is in fact much more than that. As the seat of Government it has great job potentials, it is young, vibrant, safe, and within driving distance of Sydney and Melbourne.The ACT has the lowest unemployment rate and the highest paid salaries. And the ACT representatives are extremely keen to offer help and information so that all new migrants are well settled in on arrival to the ACT.
Click here for more information about moving to and living in the ACT and Canberra:
Live In Canberra.Com
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The Building Industry in Australia – No Sign of a Slow Down
Posted by admin in Australia, Working in Australia on July 30th, 2009
According to the Sydney Morning Herald and the Australian Bureau of Statistics, there is every sign that the building industry in Australia is on the move towards bussier and bussier times. What with the introduction of Australian Government grants, and low interest rates, Australians are continuing to purchase property like as if the recession had not happened.
In fact, new home approvals hit a 4 year high in June, with new build permits increasing by 9.4%, with marked increases particularly in the States of Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia. In addition, there have been increases in home loans and in property prices.
What does all of this mean for potential migrants? Well it is great news for skilled people involved in the building trades; the growth in building will mean that skilled shortages in relevant trades will continue to be felt throughout Australia. This means that the demand for skilled migrants should continue and employment on arrival in Australia should remain easily obtainable.
As with all visas of course, it is best to apply as soon as possible, to avoid future changes in Government policy and changes to migration law.
Click here to read the full article from the Sydney Morning Herald.
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