OZ Express Migration

Victoria’s 2024-25 Skilled and Business Migration program as of 17 July 2024

Skilled program The OZtralian government has announced allocation of 5000 skilled visa nomination places to Victoria for the 2024-25 program. Victoria’s allocation details are as follows: Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP – subclass 188) This program has been permanently closed from July 2024. The only nomination applications open are the following, More information on […]

Extended Business visitor visa for people from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries and Timor-Leste

OZtralian Prime Minister Albanese has announced the extended time people from the ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste will have when they visit OZtralia to conduct business. OZtralia has extended the business visitor visa to up to 5 years, instead of up to 3 years, for applications lodged after 1 April 2024. Business visitors with a Visitor (subclass […]

Health workforce supply – Overview of registered health professionals

Article Courtesy : https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/workforce/health-workforce The health workforce in Australia is large and diverse and includes a wide range of professionals and support staff working to provide healthcare services to the population. These include health practitioners registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) as well as other health professionals and health support workers. Due […]

Australia Faces Engineering Skills Crisis by 2040

Article Courtsey : https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au Engineers Australia released the Statistical Overview of the Engineering Profession report, shedding light on the concerning state of Australia’s engineering workforce.   Speaking at the Parliament House launch, Engineers Australia CEO Romilly Madew AO said the analysis highlights the important role engineers play in driving every sector of the economy while revealing a deepening […]

Rural medical schools and regional placements helping address doctor shortages in country Australia

Article Courtsey : Landline / By Bill Ormonde Maggie-Kate Minogue was seven when she realised she wanted to be a doctor. Complications with her sister’s birth were the catalyst for an early interest in health and helping people. But growing up in a country town of 80 people meant after high school she had to move hundreds of […]

Staff shortages shut down aged care beds

Article Courtesy: Nationalseniors.com.au Demand for residential care is strong, so why are there so many empty beds while older people have to live in hospitals? The federal government’s new staffing requirements for aged care homes is having unintended consequences for providers and prospective residents. It’s become more difficult to find an aged care home bed […]