Australia – Immigration Issues And You!

Posted by: JobContinental | May 5, 2011

Australia – Immigration Issues And You!

Australia seems to be in the grip of schizophrenic policy-making at the moment.  On the one hand, they are desperate for immigrants to come and work in Australia to help fill the existing skills gaps, and on the other, they are continually tinkering and tweaking immigration rules to make it more difficult for people to actually make the move. So what’s going on?

Australian Immigration issues are complex.  Do they want people to come and help or don’t they?  Do they have a skills gap or don’t they?  Why is Australia closing borders for one sector, but pushing to open up more for another?  Confusing as it seems at the moment, there is a reason for this dilemma.

Immigration has had a major impact on Australian life for many centuries.  The first European round started with the dumping of British convicts in 1788, when upto 160,000 convicts where shipped to the Australian colonies. 

After that, the growth of the woollen industry and gold rush created a huge demand for overseas  workers which were mostly satisfied by Chinese, British and Irish immigrants eager to escape poverty and unemployment back home. (Nothing new there then!).  Other nationals soon followed.

Australia’s migration programme today attracts hopefuls from over 185 different countries.  Migrant workers swell the tax purse and create more business for the country overall as tax contribution outweighs the extra cost of services.

So far so good.  Everyone should be very happy.

But there is a downside.

Australia is also attracting huge numbers of refugees desperate to escape economic meltdown and fear of persecution.  Arriving via the back door through boat smugglers and human trafficking, lives have been lost and the Australian economy drained as few refugees are repatriated and therefore require economic support.

Understandably, politicians and citizens are concerned and the policy makers are trying to haul in the “Australian Life” dream in an attempt to keep control of its borders.

Whilst the ideal migration policy continues to be hammered out, what can you do to help yourself find your way through the immigration maze to your ideal job in Australia?

Easy – check out our job board at JobContinental!

We specialise in offering employment in the Australian mining and natural resources industry, which currently requires multiple thousands of workers to help fulfil its contracts. We have thousands of jobs ready and waiting for the right people to walk straight into. To make the process even smoother, we also have recruitment partners in Oz with agents standing by to undertake the entire visa process for successful candidates.

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