Canberra : The Australian government’s controversial plan to impose lifetime bans on all illegal asylum seekers may fail, as crossbench senators on Tuesday denied their support to the bill in its current form. Despite being approved by the House of Representatives in November, the bill is set to fail unless Immigration Minister Peter Dutton makes […]
Melbourne : Australia has announced changes to the 457 visa for skilled foreign workers to limit their ability to look for another job after their official employment ends, a move that will impact Indians working in the country. Foreign workers on a 457 visa will only now be able to stay in Australia for 60 […]
Canberra : Australia’s Senate has rejected a government plan to hold a public vote on recognising gay marriage. The Senate voted by a margin of 33 to 29 late on Monday against the non-binding public plebiscite on same-sex marriage, which Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s conservative government had planned to hold on February 11.Marriage equality opponents […]
Melbourne : A United Nations official said Australian would probably be in breach of the Refugee Convention if it enacted a proposal for a permanent visa-ban for asylum seekers who attempted to reach the country by boat, Fairfax media reported on Saturday. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull proposed last Sunday that asylum seekers sent to the […]
brisbane : As Manmeet Sharma’s state of Punjab, India celebrates Diwali, the festival of light, his brother and close family friend are calling for justice. Long time family friend Winnerjit Goldy and Manmeet’s older brother Amit Sharma, also known as Amit Alisher, flew into Brisbane early Sunday morning and as they sat in a home […]