News Rundown
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Migration
- 5 Australian real estate trends to watch out for in 2023
- Unemployment falls, tipped to rise next year as economy slows, migration boosts labour supply
- Australia changes processing priorities for skilled visas
- Population movement in Australia
- Australia behind in global talent race: KPMG
- Skill stream under Labor’s Migration Program hits historical high
- What Labor’s 2022 federal budget means for migration
- Census reveals migrants tend to be more highly educated. So why do they find it harder to land jobs?
- Australia needs more skilled migrants. Here are the visa opportunities in each state
- 2022 Jobs and Skills Summit – What does this mean for Australian immigration?
- Australia raises permanent migration cap to 195,000 to ease workforce shortages
- Eight Opportunities to Increase the Potential of Humanitarian Migration to Australia
- Australia’s significant investor visa set to be scrapped under migration changes
- Australian visa changes for 2022-23 and what a new government may bring
- Here’s how major visa and immigration changes will impact skilled migrants, international students from 1 July
- What is Australia’s Migration Program and how does it apply to me?
- Australia CEOs Warn on Skilled-Worker Shortage Ahead of Election
- A look at the changing face of Australia, a migration nation
- The Office of Immigration Australia Searching For Skilled Professionals to Migrate to Australia
- New visa options for Hong Kong and British National (Overseas) passport holders
- Border closures have big impact on hiring
- Australians found to overwhelmingly support path to permanent residency for migrants on temporary visas
- Skilled migrants need their degrees to be readily recognised: Go8
- Australian visa changes 2022: The opportunities for migrants this year
Policy
- Australia’s refugee policy problems laid bare by UN committee
- How Open Banking is evolving: Australia & UK comparison
- Using Evidence to Design Australia’s Economic Policy
- Treasury backs intervention in Australian energy market to ‘quickly’ reduce prices
- Albanese Government backs advanced manufacturing in Adelaide with boost to Factory of the Future
- Australian parliament passes first climate change legislation in a decade
- Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting of the Reserve Bank Board
- Moving money across international borders
- Australia’s New Government and Its Participation in Asia
- Labor’s foreign policy is for an outward-looking Australia
- Labor aims to legislate spending caps and truth in advertising
- What are the differences between the major parties’ homebuying policies this election?
- Australia hikes interest rates in potential election shakeup
- Australia’s hardline deportation policy leaves no room for second chances
- All the changes coming into effect from January 1
- Australia is importing UK policy on ‘gender affirmation’
Jobs
- Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill Is Now Law
- Factors influencing the supply of labour in 2023
- Jobless rate falls, defying predictions of a rise in unemployment
- Jobs lure workers from cities to regions
- Jobs and Skills Australia begins its work
- Outcomes of the Jobs and Skills Summit
- Australia’s 10 Most In-Demand Jobs, Spilled
- Australia needs 250,000 new digital jobs by 2025
- Engineering job vacancies up 176 per cent, while skilled migrants feel overlooked by employers
- Recent jobs data shows Australia’s fastest growing salaries
- The program helping skilled refugees get jobs in Australia
- Tech firms cut thousands of jobs, as interest rates and recession risks climb
- Job Mobility in Australia during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Jobs and Skills Summit to be Held in September
- Why Australian businesses are crying out for tech talent
- Eco-focused talent is in high demand
- Tech jobs come with more flexibility and lower wage gaps, Tech Council of Australia research suggests
- These Are the 15 Most In-Demand Jobs in Australia Right Now
- Australia has $1 billion plan to convert ideas into jobs
- Australian job ads plummet because of Omicron threat
Health
- In brief: digital healthcare in Australia
- Australia’s life expectancy has risen to third-highest in the world
- Record funding for dementia, ageing and aged care research
- List of Health Insurance Companies in Australia
- $14 million for health research partnerships
- New residential aged care quality indicators
- Australia offers scholarships for mental health nursing and allied health courses
- Three new Covid Omicron subvariants detected in Australia
- Australians will require three Covid vaccine doses to be considered fully vaccinated
- Australia offers better outcomes for newborn cardio-respiratory health
- $44 million to expand Australia’s future health and medical research capability
- Pfizer booster TGA approved for 16–17 year olds in Australia
- $276 million to support Australia’s brightest health scientists
Superannuation
- Can I transfer money from overseas into my superannuation account?
- Am I entitled to superannuation if I’m not an Australian citizen?
- How to choose a good superannuation fund
- Underperforming super funds have been revealed, so what does it mean for you?
- How Much Super Do You Need To Retire?
- The four big changes coming to superannuation on July 1
- Turbulent markets crush super fund balances
- Sort your super – how the super fund comparison tool can help
- Climate action: how does your super fund stack up?
- Changes to your superannuation in 2022: what to expect
Childcare
- Free childcare for thousands of Australian parents – here’s how to find out if your family is eligible
- Australia needs 16,000 new educators to fill shortfall in childcare sector, inquiry told
- More than 1,000 Australian childcare centres to strike for better pay and conditions
- Australia: Demonstrating leadership in the space of online child safety
- Major childcare and early learning reforms offer hope for a brighter future
- Living with universal childcare has shown me Australia’s system is neither a luxury nor a right – it’s a last resort
- Unpacking where major parties stand on early childhood education and care
- Childcare: does Labor or the Coalition offer the best deal for families?
- Hidden childcare cost hurting families
- New close contact definitions for school and childcare settings
- Major changes to child care support revealed
University
- Australia: Universities Appeal to Govt to Offer Internships to 100,000 International Students
- 5 cheapest Australian universities for international students
- A review into how university research works in Australia has just begun – it must confront these 3 issues
- Dynamic pathway programs to succeed in Australia’s world-class universities
- 10 PhD scholarships in Australia for 2022
Tax
- Legal way to save up to $15,000 in tax when buying a new home
- Australia taxes workers and business more than other countries: OECD
- Looming tax challenges for the EV sector in Australia’s Parliaments and Courts
- The tax implications of expanding overseas
- What does the future hold for taxation in Australia?
- Do Australians pay too much income tax? 6 charts on how we rank against the rest of the world
- Returning to Australia – a tax nerd’s view
- Tax implications of moving to Australia
- What’s going on with Australia’s “sun tax”?
- Australian workers set to see billions in tax cuts
2021
Migration
- Australia likely no longer key migration destination
- Streamlining skilled migration
- Is now a good time to move to Australia?
- Immigration update: Australian states open skilled visa nomination programs for 2021-2022
- Australia – Skilled Migration Rules Updated
Policy
- Australia announces visa changes and tougher rules for business migrants
- Australia now has a work + family policy blueprint and big business is on board
Jobs
- Need to find a cofounder?
- The hidden jobs shift during COVID-19
- Changes to casual employment: A guide for Australian employers
- Best Career Choices: 51 Skills in Shortage and Forecast for Future Demand
- How Australia’s job market has changed over COVID
Health
- Young people can stay under their parents’ health insurance until the age of 31 from this year as more are expected to stay in education and live at home longer
- Enrolling in Medicare
- Millenial’s guide to private health insurance in Australia
- Doctors to unveil plan to improve Australia’s healthcare system
- How does Australia’s health system rate internationally? This year it wins bronze
- Health insights for a year with COVID-19 in Australia
Superannuation
- Money traps to avoid when moving back to Australia
- Superannuation increase to be taken out of wages
- Top four superannuation mistakes Australians are making according to finance expert
- Changes to employee superannuation fund choice rules
- Your super may not be reaching your account. Here’s how to find out if you’ve been underpaid
- Superannuation: Must-read tips and tools to help you plan your retirement
Childcare
- How much it costs to raise a child in Australia
- Sydney Childcare Costs: Who’s paying the most and least
- Child care subsidy & family tax benefits: How to navigate at tax time
- Childcare Investing for Stable Income Returns
School
- Top scholarships offered to international students in Australia
- Most expensive city to send your child to school
- Did you know Queensland’s senior schooling system has changed?
University
- Huge increase in demand for postgraduate courses as Australians look to upskill
- Australia’s universities dominate global impact rankings
- The Australian universities with the most employable graduates
- Australian universities are outpacing their global counterparts
Tax
- Australian expats warned of tax bills on return post-pandemic
- Expat tax shake-up stokes fears of ‘harsh outcomes’
- Australian Tax Office says it can’t rely on crypto users’ own records
- How to claim investments and EFTs on Australian tax returns
Opportunity/Grants
- A guide to all the grants available to your small business organised by industry
- First space techs awarded ‘Moon to Mars’ grants
- Australia launches grant program to widen Indo-Pacific partnership with India
- The Australian Cultural Fund is a fundraising platform for Australian artists
- Women’s grants program now open for applications