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Investment visas to be reviewed

The federal government will review its business investment visas to make sure Australia is getting the best deal possible on the back of its “first of its kind” efforts...

Global Talent visa made permanent

8 August 2019 | by James Riley

A trial visa program helping Australian tech companies attract skilled overseas workers has been made permanent by the federal government following a 12-month pilot. The Global Talent-Employer Sponsored (GTES)...

Three new P-TECH schools for NSW

23 May 2019 | by James Riley

Newly-appointed NSW Skills and Tertiary Education minister Dr Geoff Lee has told an IBM conference in Sydney on Wednesday that the state will expand the lauded Pathways in Technology...

Husic flags human capital investment

14 May 2019 | by James Riley

Opposition digital economy spokesman Ed Husic says that if Labor wins this Saturday’s federal election, its focus will be more on the development of human capital – building skills...

Labor’s new skilled visa crackdown

23 April 2019 | by Denham Sadler

Labor will crack down on the skilled visa scheme if it wins the upcoming election, but has moved to reassure the tech sector that this will not impact efforts...

Bowen focuses on skills creation

15 April 2019 | by James Riley

The Opposition will make a major election pitch at human capital and skills to address looming technological change, the shadow treasurer flagged in his speech to the National Press...

Budget addresses skills shortages

2 April 2019 | by James Riley

The federal government says its $525.3 million vocational education and training skills package investment delivered as part of the 2019-20 Budget will equip Australians with “better skills”. “We need...

‘Enormous’ skills shift needed

23 January 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The government needs to invest in and support an “enormous” skill shift to help Australians adapt to the future of work, a new Google-commissioned report has found. The report,...

Startup visa pilot launched in SA

28 November 2018 | by Denham Sadler

A new trial visa program aiming to bring the “sharpest minds in the entrepreneurial world” to South Australia has officially launched. It comes at a moment when the new...

Qld cranks new skills program

6 November 2018 | by James Riley

Industry and government may need to consider more ways to increase the growth rate of STEM qualifications, a new report released by Jobs for Queensland has warned. The findings...

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