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Indian-origin couple charged over alleged visa scam in Australia
MELBOURNE: An Indian-origin migration agent and his wife face up to 10 years in jail after being accused of running a vi...
Indians top list of temporary work visa receivers in Australia
Melbourne: Indians topped the list of temporary work (skilled) visa receivers in Australia during the first six months o...
Indians applying for studies in Australia doubled in 2013
NEW DELHI: The number of Indian students applying for higher studies in Australia last year was double the previous year...
Australian senator calls for 35m population through immigration
Sam Dastyari, an Australian Labor Party senator from New South Wales, has written an article in Australian newspaper The...
New Australian immigration minister: I'll be tough on 457 fraud
The new Australian immigration minister Scott Morrison has said that he will be 'tough' on those abusing the 457 tempora...
Indian students to benefit from Australia's new visa regime
MELBOURNE: The new Australian government is set to announce a series of steps to make its student visa regime simpler to...
60% of Western Australian population growth caused by immigration
The population of Western Australia grew by 3.4%, or 82,600, in the year to March 2013. 63% of this rise has been attrib...
Indian doctor taken into custody by Immigration Department in Australia
An Indian-origin doctor, who had served 18 months in jail after being convicted of sexually assaulting one of his patien...
Australia issues more working holiday visas
Australian government figures show that there has been a large increase in the number of working holiday visas issued. T...
Focus on Indians in Australia visa scam
Thousands of Indian students and skilled workers on 457 foreign worker visa scheme entered Australia on dodgy travel and...
Australia audit reveals large-scale fraud of visa system
MELBOURNE: Thousands of Indian students and skilled workers on 457 foreign worker visa scheme entered Australia on dodgy...
India biggest migrants source to Australia: report
SYDNEY: India has become the leading source of permanent migrants to Australia for the first time, ahead of China, a gov...
Australian immigration minister says 457 visa abuse is limited
Michael Easson, an immigration advisor to the Australian government has said that claims by government ministers that th...
Australian immigration changes to 485 graduate work visa
Australia's Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has announced changes to the 485 Post-Study Work visa which...
Australian ex PM Kevin Rudd wants job quota for students speaking Asian languages
MELBOURNE: Days after Australia unveiled an ambitious plan of teaching languages like Hindi and Mandarin in schools, ex-...
Australia to target Asia's skilled workforce including India
MELBOURNE: Riding on an ambitious plan to tap Asian region, Australia is all set to woo highly skilled population from t...
Immigration crackdown: Australia sees over 10,000 student visas revoked
LONDON: The Australian immigration department has reportedly cancelled more than 10,000 student visas in the past financ...
India's rich grab Australian assets, new visas may help
SYDNEY: India's wealthy, from old money to nouveaux riches IT entrepreneurs, are quietly snapping up hotels and mines Do...
Opening of Nauru refugee centre fails to stop boats arriving in Australia
The opening of Australia's detention centre on Nauru has failed to stop asylum seekers from making the dangerous sea voy...
Australians question validity of Sri Lankan asylum claims
Australian politicians have questioned the validity of asylum claims made by Sri Lankan nationals after 16 Sri Lankan na...
