Complaints have flooded into Tourism Australia after no Australian was selected as a finalist of its Best Jobs in the World competition. Despite over 40,000 entries from Australian residents, not one was selected as finalist for the six top jobs. Instead, of the finalists, five are from the US, four from the UK and Ireland, [...]
Read More...Tourism Australia receives complaints over Australians not being chosen as finalists of Best Jobs in the World competition
May 20th, 2013 
admin Rise in number of 457 holders employed for postal deliveries
May 16th, 2013 admin Australia Post is employing unskilled workers on 457 visa holders to deliver parcels and sort mail, according to a union, which says they are being used to drive down the postal service’s costs. The Communication Workers Union says Australia Post is one of many large companies deliberately turning a blind eye to contractors employing overseas [...]
Read More...Launceston expo gives training and work opportunities
May 8th, 2013 admin Hundreds of training and work opportunities are available at the expo in Launceston today. The expo is the latest one among the expos held around the world since 2009. This is being opened by Julie Collins, the minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development. Ms Collins said “We know this formula works—bringing employers, job seekers [...]
Read More...O’Connor flags changes to Australian 457 visa laws
May 2nd, 2013 admin IMMIGRATION Minister Brendan O’Connor says breaches of Australia’s 457 foreign worker visa program have been so serious that legislative change will be needed. Mr O’Connor released figures on Sunday that showed the number of 457 visas granted had fallen between January and March this year. But he said there had been a 19 per cent [...]
Read More...Australia: Indian-origin woman short-listed for ‘best job in world’
May 1st, 2013 admin One for the taste buds! An Indian-origin woman in the UK has been shortlisted out of 600,000 applicants for the post of Western Australia taste master, described as one of the “best jobs in the world”. Asha Patel, who grew up in Rushey Mead, Leicester, has been shortlisted along with 24 other people for the [...]
Read More...Migrant children here more trusting
April 27th, 2013 admin AUSTRALIAN migrants raise more trusting children than their counterparts in the US because they more successfully adapt to our culture. A major new study published by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research reveals that more than 60 per cent of Australian second-generation immigrants believe “most people can be trusted”, while only 41 [...]
Read More...Australia Jobs: Starting up Down Under
April 26th, 2013 admin ABOUT four years ago Michael Fox and two former law-school friends sniffed around for an unfilled market niche. Shoes of Prey was the result. Old-fashioned shoemakers in shops are disappearing in Australia. Internet shoesellers are replacing them. Mr Fox’s firm goes one step further: it allows customers to design and order their own bespoke shoes [...]
Read More...`Best Jobs in the World’ shortlist made
April 24th, 2013 admin TOURISM Australia has shortlisted 150 people from 35 countries for its ‘Best Jobs in the World’ promotion. Judges of Australia’s “Best Jobs in the World” promotion have trawled through 45,000 videos to shortlist the best entries. Tourism Australia (TA) is offering its pick of the best working holiday jobs Down Under to showcase the country, [...]
Read More...Stable Population Party pitches to cut immigration numbers from 250,000 to 80,000
April 24th, 2013 admin A new political party in Australia has asked for less immigration and also urges to reduce the baby bonus, as the country’s population is expected to reach 23 million soon. “A stable population will relieve our overstretched infrastructure, including Melbourne’s hospitals, roads and public transport,” Political party also is interested to limit the baby bonus [...]
Read More...South Australia tops ‘best job’ list
April 22nd, 2013 admin Thousands of people worldwide have applied for the chance to become a Wildlife Caretaker in South Australia as part of a major tourism campaign. The campaign is a global competition involving six of the country’s state and territory tourism organisations, with each offering their own “Best Job in the World” as a winning prize. As [...]
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