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We must match business needs to skilled migration

An Australian business lobby is pushing for a new government online platform that would match employers with skilled migrants before they arrive in Australia to help alleviate a skills...

Data risk in visa privatisation

16 October 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government’s controversial plan to privatise parts of the visa processing system would lead to greater data security risks and could adversely impact the nation’s inflows of skilled...

New review of skilled migration

5 September 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government has launched a major review into the skilled migration occupations list, with hopes that new tech job categories will be included in the mainstream program. The...

Tech visa scheme to be reviewed

17 June 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The twelve-month pilot of a Global Talent Scheme for tech-focused visas will be continued past its looming finish date as the federal government conducts a review of the scheme’s...

Skills shortage is a glass half full

23 October 2017 | by James Riley

Ted Pretty has had a long and celebrated career in the Australian tech sector. The current CEO of data-centric security firm Covata has also held senior positions at Telstra,...