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Australia’s One Nation Party is well known as a highly traditional, conservative and anti-immigration political force. But lately, their support has been surging (see cover image). According to recent polls, Labor sits at 34% and One Nation at 26%. What does that mean? At last year’s federal election, their preferred-party support was only 6% — a several-fold jump (see image
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The points-test reform has taken another step forward, with more than 200 submissions published on 29 January. Background The points-test reform opened for public consultation on 24 April 2024. When the discussion paper was released, we wrote a detailed article you can revisit:Australian points-test reform: full discussion paper released! Skilled work, occupation lists, partners and English all in focus! According
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The Department of Home Affairs has finally updated its visa processing time guide after nearly two months — the last update was in mid-December, with no update in January. Skilled Migration 189 50% now takes 3 months — 7 months slower; 90% takes 12 months — 1 month slower. Subclass 189 is processed in lodgement order. The December 2024 and
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Iscah has just shared an update from the Department of Home Affairs regarding the Subclass 189 — the full statement is in the header image A complete direct translation is as follows: the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has confirmed that the November 2025 Subclass 189 Skilled Independent invitation round was conducted under the new occupation tiering system. [Already announced]
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This Week Australian Migration News 1. Latest 189 EOI backlog for Early Childhood, Social Workers, Secondary Teachers and Nursing 2. Major changes to temporary-visa ART appeal procedures finally pass into law 3. Canberra’s latest official report released — Small Business stream drops its cut-off 4. Tasmania’s weekly invitations arrive on schedule 5. This week’s visa grants, invitations and skills-assessment success
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Weekly study-abroad news roundup – Macquarie University T1 2026 application deadline extended – CDU Semester 1 2026 still open for applications – VU reminder: key dates for February intake – University of Adelaide Eynesbury College scholarships – This week’s offer show For study-abroad news and planning, press and hold the QR code in Image 1
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Bricklayer 482 Nomination Approved! Visitor Visa Refusal Overturned After Two Rejections For Australian visa and migration consultation and planning, press and hold Image 1 to scan the QR code
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The amendment removing the hearing requirement for temporary-visa ART appeals was formally passed by Parliament today, following multiple rounds of debate in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Today the Senate committee conducted its third and final full reading, officially passing the amendment, which will primarily affect student-visa appeal applicants. Background: Previously, whenever a temporary or permanent visa
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Here we are at the start of another month, and once again we’re bringing you an update on the Subclass 189 EOI backlog. This time we’re focusing on secondary school teachers, early-childhood teachers, social workers and nurses. February should see another invitation round, so the data up to the end of January is particularly meaningful.We’ll also touch on early-childhood teacher
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NIVis a new visa programme launched by the Australian government on 2024 12/6/. Its full name is National Innovation Visa (National Innovation Visa). It is the new migration pathway that Australia is using to replace the former GTI (Global Talent visa). Its positioning is crystal clear: it attracts high-calibre talent from around the world with innovation capability, technological potential, and
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