Tag: jobs in australia

  • Murdoch calls Australia’s visa restrictions “racist”

    Australia-born media owner Rupert Murdoch has strongly condemned Australia’s new 457-visa rules for foreign workers. Rupert says the language the government uses is “disgraceful and racist,” referring to 457-class laws that guide how employers should hire skilled staff, reported Agence France-Presse. The 21 percent growth in the number of 457…

  • Paulini to become Aussie

    Paulini to become Aussie

    Fijian-born singer Paulini is taking up Australian citizenship tomorrow at a special ceremony in Canberra coinciding with Australia’s Harmony Day. “Australian citizens come from across the globe and my story is no different,” says Paulini. “I moved here from Fiji when I was four-years-old.” “I am so excited to be…

  • Employer fined for exploiting staff

    An Australian court has fined an employer for exploiting a worker. A Federal Magistrates Court has fined  Sahan Enterprises Pty Ltd for underpaying a worker by $10 000. The Victorian 457 visa sponsor has been fined  $35 000 and costs of almost $11 000. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) welcomed the…