[Migration Weekly No. 277] Offshore finance / marketing / engineering / management applicants are the biggest winners of this NSW Subclass 190 round! The Subclass 887 backlog halved in a single month!

This week’s migration news round-up:
NSW’s March Subclass 190 round arrives on schedule, with offshore finance, marketing, engineering and management applicants the big winners
Productivity Commission report: scrap business migration, no occupation list for employer sponsorship, and reform the Subclass 189 points system
The Immigration Minister shows off the Subclass 887 grant scorecard — the backlog is halved in a single month, and grants won’t stop!
Tasmania’s quota usage, and Canberra issues its latest round of invitations
A wrap-up of the week’s grants, invitations, skills assessments and citizenship processing progress

[Australia Study Weekly No. 277] $1500 rent subsidy for international students — claim it now! UTAS new 15% scholarship & free English course! USYD updates English and other entry requirements from 1 April!

Highlights of this Study Weekly:
WA international students: $1500 rent subsidy — come and claim it!
2022 Nature Index of high-quality research output: UQ ranks No. 1 in Australia!
From 1 April, USYD updates its English and other entry requirements!
UTAS brand-new 15% scholarship & free English language course — Chinese students, come and get it!
Australian universities lift the ChatGPT ban? Some now require it for assignments

Productivity Commission’s Sweeping Migration Reform Recommendations | Occupation Lists Scrapped for Both Subclass 189 and Employer Sponsorship, Salary Levels “Reign Supreme”! All Investor-Migration Programs Abolished.

The Australian Productivity Commission has released its five-yearly report. As the name suggests, the report it publishes every five years aims to give reform recommendations for lifting Australia’s productivity from every angle. Migration has always been an important part of it.