Objectives

This component aims to:

• develop and administer temporary visa arrangements that further Australia’s economic relations in
the context of an increasingly global workforce

• assist business to meet key and emerging skill gaps, particularly in regional Australia

• ensure a balance of benefits to Australia by assisting business to meet their skill needs and protecting
Australian employment and training opportunities.
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Objectives

This component aims to:

• strengthen the economic and budgetary benefits from granting permanent residence visas to skilled and business migrants
• address key and emerging skill shortages, particularly in regional Australia
• expand business establishment and investment.

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Objective

This component aims to develop and administer visa arrangements that will assist growth of the education and tourism industries through the entry to Australia of genuine full-time students.
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Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s Annual Report 2007–08

Table 1: Snapshot of activity in 2007–08 ¹
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About 10,000 Filipinos are staying in Australia under a scheme known as the 457 temporary work visa scheme, composing nine percent of Down Under’s 110,570 professional, highly-skilled foreign workers.
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At this weeks Travel Industry Careers Association (TICA) website launch, the industry was urged to continue to support TICA and its objectives, despite the current drop in consumer confidence.
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