26 Jan 2010 Despite the 49 per cent reduction in 457 temporary visa numbersy workforce it looks as though the migrant labour force arriving in Australia in 2009 has aided the country’s quick recovery from the global down turn. The temporary migrant labour force occupy around 8 per cent of read more

26 Jan 2010 Citizenship ceremonies around the country took place on Australia Day. This year Australia welcomed 16,500 new Australian Citizens from 144 countries, making the 2010 ceremony one of the largest and most diverse on record. The Australia day ceremonies which take place on 25th Janu read more

20 Jan 2010 Phil Spencer is back on UK TV screens on Friday 22nd January as Relocation, Relocation heads Down Under to help Brits looking for a new life in the sun. Phil will be visiting Perth this week as he tries to help a family from Essex to find a home. Over the next 3 weeks Phil will be he read more

19 Jan 2010 Hotel Prices in Australia dropped by 6% to an average of $154 in the last quarter of 2009. This is thought to be largely due to the global economic crisis resulting in a drop in business travel. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics the city worst affected by the price red read more

14 Jan 2010 The number of people working in Australia on 457 temporary work visas has reduced by 49% compared to the same time last year. The global economic down turn and law changes by the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) earlier last year are thought to have cause read more

COME AND JOIN IN OUR EMBRACE! Embrace Australia is a popular website devoted to helping people take their next steps to emigrating to Australia. We cover all aspects of living in Australia, including culture, travel and immigration. If you want to know how to obtain a visa, how to go about planni read more

9 Dec 2009 The Australian employment rate continues to rise beyond all predictions as levels increased for a third month to November. Full time employment has continued to see the biggest increase of 30,800 and part-time employment increasing by just 400 in November alone. An ANZ banking gr read more

8 Dec 2009 Immigration from the UK to Australia in the four months to the end of October 2009 reduced by a massive 27% against 2008 figures whilst Chinese migration in the same period rose to a record 6350. The Chinese economy has remained strong throughout the global recession and workers have read more

4 Dec 2009 New statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveal that the number of permanent migrants and long-term visa holders arriving in Australia has risen to more than 500,000 a year. Preliminary figures released from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show 510,564 migrants, stu read more

16 Nov 2009 Hundreds of disappointed Australian Visa applicants who had the finalisation of their visa applications delayed until 2012 have signed a petition to ask the Department of Immigration & Citizenship to reconsider their decision. The changes to visa processing priorities which came read more