Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Australia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Australia: Working on a public holiday – by request and not order
It has long been assumed that an employer may require a worker to work on public holidays if there is a collective agreement allowing this obligation to apply …
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Australia: Government to lift minimum wage for skilled migrants
The country’s Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) was frozen by a previous government at AUD 53,900 (US$35,690) a year in 2013 …
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Australia: Employing older workers
A recent report from the Australian HR Institute has revealed that although the majority of employers were open to hiring workers who are 65 and over, only a quarter were open to hiring those aged 65 and above ‘to a large extent’ …
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Australia: Direct pathway to Australian citizenship for New Zealand citizens from 1st July 2023
All Special Category Visa holders will be able to apply directly for citizenship without becoming permanent residents first, as long as they meet a four-year residence requirement and other eligibility criteria …
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Australia: Jobs and Skills Australia Organisation here to stay
According to the OECD, Australia has the second highest labour supply shortage in the developed world …
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Australia: Draft PCG 2023/D1 published for consultation
Draft PCG 2023/D1 published for consultation …
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Australia: No to public holiday to celebrate coronation of Charles III
Although the coronation of Charles III will be held on Saturday, 6th May 2023, a public holiday will follow in the UK on 8th May 2023 …
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Australia: Allowable expenses for food and drink
The Taxation Determination No …
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Australia: Expansion of skilled visas
Foreign nationals living and working or studying in metropolitan Melbourne for three years or more may now submit a registration of Interest (ROI) for the skilled work regional visa (subclass 491) …
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Australia: Leave during shut-down periods
Many ‘modern awards’ are set to introduce new arrangements for taking leave during company shut-down periods – such as at Christmas …
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Australia: GSM visa skills assessment submission timeline relaxed
Previously, the Department of Home Affairs required applicants to have their skills assessments completed before submitting an Expression of Interest (EOI) for a General Skilled Migration (GSM) Visa …
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Australia: Agreement on mutual recognition of qualifications with India
Australia and India have just signed a ‘mechanism’ for mutual recognition for all qualifications from school certificates to University degrees …
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Australia: National gender pay gap has fallen to 13.3%
For every $1 men earn on average, Australian women earn just 87 cents …
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Australia: Allowable working hours cap for international students to be increased
From 1st July 2023, permissible working hours for international students will be increased from 40 hours to 48 hours per fortnight …
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Australia: New constraints on job advertisements
Job advertisements must no longer include pay rates that undercut employees’ minimum statutory entitlements, regardless of when the advert was originally posted …
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