7 May 2010 The Australian Government has decided to temporarily suspend the acceptance of new applications for certain General Skilled Migration (GSM) visas. The number of pending GSM applications continues to grow as the demand for GSM places exceeds the available supply. The temporary suspensio read more

6 May 2010 Next Step Australia is delighted to announce their newly formed partnership with Currencies Direct, a trusted organisation with a proven record of saving clients up to 3% on the rate of exchange. Currencies Direct were the first to recognise the need for a cost-effective foreign exch read more

5 May 2010 Rural workforce shortages are forecast to hit the 100,000 mark over the next five years according to a report produced by the National Farmers Federation who are calling for the government to act to get more skilled and unskilled labour moving to regional areas. The NFF expects read more

4 May 2010 As the dust has begun to settle from the Immigration Minister’s sweeping announcement of February 8, more details have emerged of the likely nature of the changes to Australia’s General Skilled Migration Program. These changes comprise the biggest overhaul of the skilled visa regulatio read more

29 Apr 2010 Victoria located in the south east of Australia is roughly the size of Britain and all regions are in easy reach of the metropolitan district of Melbourne. The Victoria migration unit are actively seeking skilled migrants to move to the region to fill skill shortages across the spectr read more

27 Apr 2010 The latest Access Economics report has forecast a strong economic rebound for the Northern Territory region over the next five years. The report released yesterday details a growth of 3.5 per cent growth over the next  five years – the third biggest growth forecast beh read more

26 Apr 2010 As the Australian employment rate continues to rise above all predictions and companies have the confidence to start hiring once more we are seeing positive feedback from our recruitment partners in Australia. Recruiters who wouldn't consider overseas candidates 6 months ago are now read more

26 Apr 2010 As our recruitment and employer partners in Australia start to actively recruit overseas candidates to fill skill shortages we will be offering free access to all areas of our migration portal for a limited period. You will find a host of tools and functionality on our migratio read more

19 Apr 2010 By Alistair Cotton, Corporate Dealer, Currencies Direct The Australian dollar continues to be a top choice for currency investors. Several factors have combined to make the Aussie dollar the best performing major currency over the past 12 months, with an increase of over 30% versus t read more

15 Apr 2010 The Western Australia state government will join forces with the Chamber of Commerce and industry Australia (CCIWA) and Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA (CME) to develop a skilled migration strategy to address the state’s looming skills shortage. Training and workforce developmen read more