immigration

US Tourism takes a hit

US tourism has taken a nosedive after new data reveals steep declines in visitors from nations such as The UK, Germany and Canada. Australian visitors also dropped by 7% in March with major travel agency Flight Centre warning they could lose more than $100 million dollars in revenue citing reduced demand for US travel. Travelers …

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International students don’t cause housing crisis: student association

This week, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton announced, if elected, will cap the influx of international students to 240 000 per year to alleviate housing. Over the last year, international students have been partially blamed for the housing crisis. An organisation says the government needs to include student accommodation into the housing scheme instead of tackling …

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Disability discrimination in Immigration Law

The embattled immigration minister Andrew Giles, is being urged to reform laws that currently deny permanent residency to people living with disability.  All visa applicants must complete a health declaration or undergo a full medical examination conducted by a doctor. Critics say this process operates on outdated definitions of disability which do not consider individual …

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