The Australian and UK governments have made some welcome changes to immigration rules recently, but key questions are yet to be answered, says People2people group managing director Mark Smith. read more
The Federal Government has announced a "package of measures" to target employers that seek to exploit, or have exploited, temporary visa holders. Meanwhile employers engaging labour under the PALM scheme will have new obligations from next month. read more
Employers are expressing overwhelmingly positive responses to skilled migration reform proposals, while warning "the devil will be in the detail". read more
The Federal Government has released a draft strategy to overhaul Australia's "broken" and "crazily complex" migration system, with a major review confirming it is "not fit for purpose" and that some elements, such as labour market testing, should be scrapped entirely. read more
