Category: Immigration
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Coke Super Bowl ad upsets many
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Soft drink giant Coca Cola’s multi-million dollar campaign at the Super Bowl drew extensive criticism for its multicultural message. The one-minute video, a multilingual rendition of “America Is Beautiful” in Spanish, Arabic and English showcased cultural and racial diversity of the United States. The commercial exposed cultural intolerance of many…
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Government to resettle Syrian refugees
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Michael Woodhouse | Immigration Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse has announced the government will resettle up to 100 refugees in need of urgent protection from the situation in Syria. “The humanitarian situation in Syria is deteriorating by the day and the UNHCR has called on the international community for assistance,” Mr…
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Why Satya Nadella is good for Microsoft top job
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UPDATE 4 February 2014: In a release issued earlier today, Microsoft has confirmed the appointment of Satya Nadella as its new chief executive. As Satya Nadella becomes the third CEO of Microsoft, he brings a relentless drive for innovation and a spirit of collaboration to his new role. Many companies,…
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Learn English: How to pronounce consonants
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As a native speaker of the English language, I find it difficult to understand many traps that are set by the language for those that need to learn its twists and turns later in life. English has become the language of importance and success for many nationalities in the world,…
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Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda found dead in Delhi
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Indian Union Minister Shashi Tharoor’s wife, Sunanda Pushkar, was found dead in a room at The Leela hotel in New Delhi. The cause of her death is unclear at this stage, but the police are not ruling out suicide. The Delhi Police investigations team have taken the body for post…
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Indian gay couple gets asylum in US
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One country’s loss is another country’s gain. A recent landmark judgement by India’s supreme court – reinstating criminal status for homosexuality – is likely to force its gay population to leave the country fearing persecution and prosecution. One such case is of Sukhwinder Sukhwinder and his partner Jagdish Kumar. In…
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Racist tweet gets PR person fired
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Storify by The Global Indian Tue, Dec 24 2013 03:29:32 Racist tweets get PR person fired A PR director got fired for one tweet. Add to story or collection Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Share on Linkedin Share by email Abcnews · Tue,…
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Khobragade puts two nations in trouble
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Overstayer numbers drop to new low
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Michael Woodhouse | Immigration Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse has welcomed new figures showing New Zealand overstayer numbers are continuing to fall. “A new report estimates 13,151 overstayers are living in New Zealand. This is the lowest number this century, down 893 (6.3%) from last year, and 33 per cent lower…
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Ex-immigration lawyer charged for fraud
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Richard James Martin has been charged with providing immigration advice without being licensed. New Zealand’s Immigration Advisers Authority has brought four charges against the former immigration lawyer in Auckland’s the North Shore District Court following an investigation. Richard of Richard Martin Immigration Limited, was charged under the Immigration Advisers Licensing…
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Business visa changes to create jobs & growth
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Michael Woodhouse | Immigration Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse has announced a new business visa policy to encourage migrants to set up high-quality businesses in New Zealand to help create local jobs and support economic growth. “New Zealand needs to attract talented, enterprising, well-connected business people to invest and grow businesses…
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Immigration advisers’ regime to be reviewed
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Michael Woodhouse | Immigration Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse has announced a review of the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, which regulates immigration advice and created the Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA) and the Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal. “The Act is now more than five years old and a review…
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Immigration bill passes first reading
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Michael Woodhouse | Immigration A bill to crack down on employers who exploit migrant workers and improve the effectiveness of our immigration system has passed its first reading in Parliament today. “The Immigration Amendment Bill (No 2) forms part of a package of actions this Government is taking to address…
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Immigration Amendment Bill (No 2) First Reading
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Michael Woodhouse | Immigration Mr Speaker, I move that the Immigration Amendment Bill (No 2) be now read a first time. I nominate the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee to consider the Bill. …read more
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Indian visa applicants unfairly treated by NZ
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Close to 500 visa applications from Indian couples declined by Immigration New Zealand will be re-assessed, following complaints to the Ombudsman. The immigration authority had wrongly turned down the visa applications of the partners of Indian migrants, the Ombudsman found. The investigation was caused by 14 complaints against Immigration NZ’s…
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NZ agriculture needs skills to harvest
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Despite long being New Zealand’s most profitable industry, agriculture continues to have difficulties attracting the manpower it needs to preserve its place at the forefront of global innovation and productivity. According to those involved in the industry, the issue is not one of economic viability, as agriculture continues to produce…
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Nine Afghan interpreters offered resettlement
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Michael Woodhouse | Immigration Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse has announced his decision to grant New Zealand residence to nine Afghan interpreters and 26 family members. “Local interpreters worked on the front lines with New Zealand personnel in Afghanistan. The Government recognises its duty of care to these men and their…
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Learning a foreign language just a book away
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An Australian language teacher believes that anyone can learn another language. Andrew Weiler, a teacher of English as Second Language (ESL), Indonesian and Hungarian, is so confident that he has written a book – Language Learning Unlocked, to help people learn a foreign language. “I have been intrigued over the…
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Australia celebrates 65 years of citizenship
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Australia’s Channel 10 personality and Spanish celebrity chef Miguel Maestre is among the new Australians who received Australian citizenship today. Miguel says he is becoming an Aussie because of his Australian-born two-year-old daughter. Also receiving citizenship were Egyptian-born pharmacists, Bahar Derias and Ereny Ghabrial and their 11-year-old triplets, Andrew, Marian…
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Bill to tackle migrant exploitation introduced
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Michael Woodhouse | Immigration Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse today introduced a new Bill to Parliament that will crack down on employers who exploit migrant workers. Under the Immigration Amendment Bill such employers will face a jail sentence of up to seven years, a fine not exceeding $100,000, or both. Exploitative…