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January Video Script. FINAL. 2024 Australian Immigration Bulletin
January Video Script. FINAL. 2024 Australian Immigration Bulletin
All this and more coming up in the Members Only ‘January edition’ of The Australian
Immigration Bulletin…
January 2024 has arrived and a huge HAPPY NEW YEAR to all Australian Immigration
Bulletin Members!!
With a strong lead up from 2023, the year 2024 is already off to a good start with skilled
migration arrivals booming!
2023 has now proven to be the biggest year in Australian immigration history, and we
expect that 2024 will be no different for ‘Skilled Migration’!!
In this months bulletin, Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has acknowledged that the lack
of skilled workers continues to be one of the biggest economic challenges facing Australia.
Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil declared that “we face the most challenging geostrategic
circumstances in our region that we have seen in 70 years” and "migration will help us
answer all of these challenges”!
In this month’s 'Federal News', Australia’s population growth has rocketed back to the
boom rates of the mid-1950s! New data released in December 2023 from the Australian
Bureau of Statistics shows the country’s population grew by 2.4 per cent this year,
welcoming a record 624,100 residents in the past 12 months! As a percentage of its
population, Australia now has one of the highest rates of immigration in the democratic
world!
Also in this months Federal News, we examine the new ‘Migration Strategy’, released in
December 2023 by the Australian Government, which outlines major improvements to
Australia’s migration system in order to meet the nation’s future demands and deliver for
Australia—its people, businesses, governments, and migrants.
In this month’s ‘State News’, skilled workers residing offshore remain eligible to be
considered for ALL State and Territory nominations! Please view the State Migration
Section of this month’s bulletin for all State and Territory program updates and
opportunities available!
In this month’s 'Economic News’, the Federal Government’s new Migration Strategy is seen
as a game changer by employers, workers and experts as business groups and the peak
union body have welcomed the Migration Strategy, arguing the fast-tracking of visas for
highly skilled workers will raise productivity growth!
In other economic news, top CEOs say Australia’s economy is on track for a soft landing with
immigration bringing another year of economic growth!
In this month’s ‘Student News’, we examine the Government’s new Migration Strategy
which also features several changes for international education including higher English
language requirements, shorter post-study work rights, routes to new work visas, scrutiny
of high-risk education providers, and a reform of the Genuine Temporary Entrant test for
students!
And that's all the highlights in the January Bulletin, for more details please read through the
articles below.