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Around 40,000 workers from the Pacific Islands are vetted and ready to migrate to Australia to help address farm labour shortages, the agriculture minister says.
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released data for Australia's capital cities and regions, revealing information about the age and sex of the population.
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Giving more skilled refugees a chance to make a life in Australia would be a win-win, says Maya Assad, a Palestinian refugee working as a civil engineer in WA.
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Australian Ajla Tomljanovic has ended Serena Williams' storied career with a famous third-round US Open triumph over the retiring legend in New York.
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The states and territories have been relaxing visa conditions to help attract skilled workers from overseas. Here's a guide to some of the opportunities available.
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One of the hardest-hit sectors from the pandemic has called on the government to help fill a widening workforce shortage following a rise in the country's migration cap.
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The list of measures coming out of the Jobs and Skills Summit includes changes for pensioners and international students.
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In a sentence delivered in a closed court, Myanmar's deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been found guilty of electoral fraud. She has been ordered to serve three years in jail with hard labour.
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Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has returned home, seven weeks after he fled amid the island's worst-ever economic crisis.
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In an effort to address Australia's skilled worker shortage, there have been calls for the federal government to significantly increase the minimum salary temporary sponsored migrants can receive.
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From Europe's worst drought in 500 years, to the devastating deluge in Pakistan - extreme weather events are having a major impact across the globe.
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When 40 people lost their lives on a crowded people smuggling boat trying to flee Lebanon in April, three Australians began a mission to find the wreckage and honour the dead, with it now uncovering distressing results.
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The Federal Government has made a major announcement on migration, increasing the annual cap of foreign arrivals by 35,000.
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The Jobs and Skills Summit has officially wrapped up. Here's what you need to know:
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Activists say the alleged sharing of racist, misogynistic and homophobic content by Knox Grammar school students is not an isolated incident, and action is needed to 'counter' was is 'a norm'.
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US President Joe Biden has charged the Republican allies of Donald Trump with undermining the country's democracy as he urged voters to reject extremism ahead of November's midterm elections.β
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From international students and temporary workers to visa applicants in limbo, here's what you need to know about Australia's migration cap increase.
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The City of Melbourne says it advocating to change the date for Australia Day after a council report found majority support for the measure, including among five First Nations groups.
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The prime minister says the decision to shorten the isolation period is "necessary" and has the support of all states and territories. But the Australian Medical Association says it would like to see the health advice underpinning the decision.
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Home Affairs minister Clare O'Neil says the Australian government will raise its migration cap to 195,000 a year, adding 35,000 spots from the previous cap of 160,000.β
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