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Outsourced visa tech upgrade ‘was a disaster’

The decades old ICT systems underpinning Australia’s migration system need “urgent modernisation” after years of “systemic underinvestment” and failed “big bang” upgrades, according to an independent review of the...

Technology transfer goals face ‘AUKUS visa’ hurdles

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australian industry has queried the workability of a proposed trilateral ‘AUKUS-visa’ for highly skilled professionals to smooth the technology transfer process in AUKUS-related research and manufacturing projects. Proposed in...

One third of occupations facing acute shortages are tech jobs

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Almost a third of Australia’s most in-demand occupations facing shortages are ICT-related professions, according to an annual assessment of Australia’s labour market highlighting areas of acute gaps. The 2022...

Govt signs Five Eyes ransomware pledge

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
In anticipation of international borders reopening , Australia has recommitted to collaborating with its Five Eyes counterparts on migration, foreign interference, child exploitation and cybercrime – including the growing...

The upside risk of skilled migration

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A newly released Treasury research paper has found that migration has a net positive impact on the economy and leads to increased innovation in businesses. It comes as Innovation...