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Australian Visas available to more EU citizens
23 June 2008
Australia is now near to having full reciprocal visa arrangements with citizens of the most recently elected members of the European Union (EU) after announcing improved electronic visa services.
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More immigrant workers needed in Australia
09 June 2008
Visas to Australia have been increased by 300,000 in Australia’s labour party budget for 200809 in a bid to reduce the shortage of labour in Australia.
This increase in Australian visas was reveale...
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Online Australian immigration database now available
05 June 2008
Social historians and people interested in the family ancestry will now be able to access information about millions of British people who emigrated from the UK to Australia in the late 19th and early...
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Time running out for World Youth Day visa applications
28 May 2008
The Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) have stated that overseas pilgrims wishing to enter Australia for World Youth Day 2008 must apply for their Australian visa immediately....
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Visitors to Australia set to increase.
07 May 2008
Information released from the Australian Bureau of Statistics suggests that around 5.5 million international visitors entered Australia in 2006.
There has been a steady rise in visitor numbers to A...
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Growth in Australian tourism is highest since 1999
07 May 2008
Gross revenue from tourism has seen its largest increase in Australia since 199899.
The value has increased by 7.9% to $32,306 million and there has been a similar percentage growth in the economy ...
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Record cruise numbers for Australia!
03 May 2008
The International Cruise Council Australasia has just released figures showing that the number of Australians who took a cruise last year was 263,435, more than ever before.
160,947 of these took c...
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Australia looks to increase cruise market.
15 March 2008
Apparently just 3% of Australians and New Zealanders take a cruise holiday at the moment.
To help increase cruise sales, cruise companies are to increase their presence within this area of the worl...
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Taking a job in Australia just gets easier.
11 March 2008
Australia has found it easy to fill over half of the fulltime vacancies created over the last year, and much of it is down to those emigrating to Australia.
As the numbers of localborn people with ...
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Australia set to see biggest increase in bookings
10 March 2008
One in six (17%) of UK travel agents expect Australia to see the largest holiday bookings this year (2008). This claim follows research carried out by ''The Network Field Marketing Company''among 1,00...
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New A380 superjumbo bound for Australia
10 March 2008
Tourism Australia and Singapore Airlines are putting together a familiararity trip to Victoria and South Australia for Aussie Specialist agents that will see them flying on one of the new A380 superju...
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More illegal immigrants detained in Australia
08 March 2008
Officials of the Australian Department of Immigration have detained thirteen people in the state of Victoria for being in Australia illegally.
The arrests made in Robinvale, included six Vietnamese...
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Australia needs more finance professionals.
14 February 2008
It has been suggested that employers in Australia face a skills shortage in accountants and finance professionals.
Robert Half conducted the global survey which shows that salaries for entrylevel p...
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Wollongong’s Grand Pacific Drive gets new TV advert.
31 January 2008
A new t.v. advert, funded by the Australian Tourism Development Programme and Tourism New South Wales, has been recently launched as part of the Short Breaks from Sydney Campaign.
The commercial wh...
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New citizen figures a record for Australia.
29 January 2008
Senator Chris Evans, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship in Australia, has announced that more than 14,000 people will become citizens of Australia this year.
Mr Evans said that the new citize...
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Famous Sydneysiders promote Sydney in America
25 January 2008
Oscar winning actor Russell Crowe, has taken up the challenge of promoting his home city, Sydney, at G’Day USA.
Australia Day, January 26th, is the date set for his South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby Lea...
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Explosion at Australian Winery Claims Two
18 January 2008
Two men have died and another has been seriously injured in a huge explosion at a winery in the Hunter Valley area of Australia.
The bodies of the owner and head winemaker Mr. Trevor Drayton, 52, a...
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Review of Australian Citizen Test
04 January 2008
Chris Evans,the new Australian Immigration Minister,has confirmed that the recently introduced Australian citizenship test is to be reviewed after recent figures show that 20% of almost 11,000 people ...
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2007 Tourism Figures For New South Wales
01 January 2008
FIGURES RELEASED RECENTLY SHOW THAT NEW SOUTH WALES RECEIVED ALMOST 3 MILLION INTERNATIONAL VISITORS UP TO YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2007, AN INCREASE OF 5% OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
THE LARGEST...
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AUSTRALIAN RELEASED FROM GUANTANAMO BAY.
29 December 2007
DAVID HICKS,THE AUSTRALIAN WHO WAS CONVICTED OF SUPPORTING TERRORISM,HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM YALATA PRISON IN ADELAIDE.
THE 32 YEAR OLD HICKS WAS CAPTURED IN AFGHANISTAN ALONG WITH TALABAN FORCES IN...
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MELBOURNE FAMILY''S PET DOG MAULS BABY TO DEATH
28 December 2007
A NINE WEEK OLD BABY GIRL HAS BEEN FOUND DEAD IN THE BACK GARDEN OF THE FAMILY HOME APPARENTLY HAVING BEEN DRAGGED THERE BY ONE OF THE FAMILY''S TWO PET ROTTWEILLER DOGS.
THE BABY,NAMED ALEISHA,WAS...
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AUSTRALIA TAKE SERIES WITH EASY WIN.
20 December 2007
THE THIRD AND FINAL ONE DAY CRICKET MATCH IN HOBART,TASMANIA BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND HAS ENDED IN AN EASY VICTORY FOR THE HOME SIDE.
AUSTRALIA POSTED A SCORE OF 2826 IN THEIR ALLOTTED 50 ...
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CHAPPELLHADLEE TROPHY
17 December 2007
AUSTRALIA HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF ARROGANCE AFTER ITS DECISION TO REST ADAM GILCHRIST FOR THE FINAL RUBBER AGAINST NEW ZEALAND IN THE CHAPPELLHADLEE TROPHY.
GILCHRIST, ARGUABLY AUSTRALIA''S BEST LIMITE...
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AUSTRALIA VICTORIOUS
15 December 2007
AUSTRALIA TOOK A 10 SERIES LEAD OVER NEW ZEALAND IN THE CHAPPELLHADLEE TROPHY IN ADELAIDE THANKS MAINLY TO AN UNBEATEN CENTURY FROM CAPTAIN RICKY PONTING.
NEW ZEALAND HAD SCORED A VERY RESPECTABLE ...
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AUSTRALIA AND THE WTO DISPUTE
10 December 2007
THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WRANGLE BETWEEN CHINA AND THE USA HAS BEEN JOINED BY AUSTRALIA. THE DISPUTE IS OVER MARKET RESTRICTIONS FOR AMERICAN MOVIES, MUSIC & BOOKS.
SIMON CREAN, TRADE MINISTER,...
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