Tag: work in australia
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Oz restuarant charged over illegal workers
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A Nando’s restaurant owner in Australia is facing 22 charges for illegally employing foreign students. The students had worked illegally in Anni Kartawidjaja’s Melbourne stores over a two-and-a-half-year period. Five of Anni’s employees have also been charged over their involvement in the scam, according to Australia’s Department of Immigration and…
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Murdoch calls Australia’s visa restrictions “racist”
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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…
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Paulini to become Aussie
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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…
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Australia Immigration to meet overstayers
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Australia’s immigration officials will be visiting smaller cities in New South Wales, speaking to people who do not have a valid Australian visa and discuss with them any issues they might be facing. Australia’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) officers will visit south-west NSW from 18 to 21 March and…
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Employer fined for exploiting staff
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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…
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Australia to launch online service for potential migrants
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Skilled migrants interested in working in Australia will be able connect with potential employers with a new online service being launched on 1 July this year. This is part of the significant reforms to the skilled migration programme which will also streamline the pathway to permanent residence for people already working…
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Unregistered migration agent fined
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An Australian citizen has been fined $12,000 by a Perth court for providing immigration assistance while not a registered migration agent. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) says the sentence sends a strong warning that illegal operators in the migration industry will not be tolerated. Pacita Boynes, who was…