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Foreign workers filling boom jobs
Almost 2500 foreign workers were brought to Queensland in the past
year to fill vacancies in mining and construction. Figures from
Department of Immigration and Citizenship showed in the 12 months
to February 21, a figure of 34 per cent of international workers to
the state were delivered to these boom industries (19 April 2012)
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Calls for changes to visa programs
Aged care providers using temporary skilled migration to recruit
overseas nurses have called for changes to the program so as to
enhance its effectiveness in filling workforce shortages (April
2012)
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Student backlog a legacy of migration
reforms
There are more than 20,000 former overseas students in a skilled
migration "holding pattern". The 485 visa has allowed
them to stay on after graduation for 18 months so they could
improve their English and seek work experience, thereby gaining
extra points towards skilled migration (17 April 2012)
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