The federal government will crack down on student visas and “visa hopping”, while making it easier for highly skilled migrants to work in Australia, as part of a major overhaul to fix the “broken” migration system. The government will release the long-awaited migration strategy on Monday, outlining plans to reduceContinue Reading
The number of overseas workers coming to Australia are set to shrink under sweeping reforms to the nation’s migration framework. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil released the draft outline of a new migration strategy, which would raise the minimum wage threshold for temporary workers and open up a pathway toContinue Reading
The “perfect storm” that wreaked havoc on Australia’s construction industry is showing signs of easing, but the sector’s top body still predicts a tough road ahead. There was a 5.2 per cent drop in the construction of new homes over the September quarter — down 21.2 per cent since SeptemberContinue Reading