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The estimated shortage of 10,000 workers across the ACT could double over the next three years when large numbers of baby boomers retire.

Good news for Aspirants of Australian Visa- Facing severe shortage of skilled workers, it has lifted restrictions on working holiday and skilled workers visa.

Adding to the problems of a booming economy is Australia's looming labour shortage.

A National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB) survey shows overall conditions for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) strengthened in the December quarter, up five points to 27 index points compared to the previous quarter.

As record numbers of Brits leave the UK for a new life abroad, currency specialist HiFX has released its first Annual Global Emigration Hotspots Report. The study reveals migration trends in 2007 and predicts where Brits will be moving to this year.

AUSTRALIA'S population is growing at its fastest rate in nearly two decades, thanks to rising fertility rates and an immigration boom bigger than that during the aftermath of both world wars.

DRACONIAN 457 visa regulations introduced two months before Saturday's federal election rout may be scrapped after pleas from industry to drop the rules that have all but killed off applications for temporary IT work permits.

Skilled migrants will be encouraged to move to Victoria, particularly to regional areas, under a new strategy to increase the state’s share of Australia’s skilled migrant intake to 28.5 per cent, from the current 26.8 per cent.

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship is urging employers to check the visa entitlements of workers at this year’s Royal Adelaide Show.

Demand for Australia's natural mineral resources shows no sign of receding and mining companies are posting record production reports and profits.

New research by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) shows that migrants accelerate their employment outcomes in the year following their first six months in Australia.

Many areas of the economy are beginning to feel the impact of long term skills shortages according to the latest employment market data from SEEK.

Unions today ramped up criticism of the scheme and Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd called for better monitoring after reports three 457 visa holders had died in the past five months.

The skills shortage in Australia's economy is being labelled the "success disease" and the Business Council of Australia has called on the new government to bring at least one million extra people into the workforce to lift productivity.

The new Australian citizenship test for permanent residents wishing to become Australian citizens commenced on 01 October 2007

The number of New Zealanders crossing the Tasman increased by nearly 5000 in the past year, outstripping the United Kingdom as the largest source of permanent migrants to Australia.

Australia's history with immigrants may help the Czech Republic and the rest of the EU Commentary Australia’s experience with multiculturalism may be an interesting reference point for Europe and the Czech Republic.

STUDENTS keen to gain solid work experience after graduation can now look to doing so Down Under. Under new regulations introduced recently, students in Australia who have met certain criteria can work for up to two years in the country.