Two days after Minister Tony Burke set out a package of migration changes at the National Press Club on 17 September 2026, the Department of Home Affairs put one part of it into operation. From 19 September 2026, Ministerial Direction 119 (MD119), which had set the processing order for skilled visas since late July, no…
Organisations sponsoring participants under the Training visa (subclass 407) should be alert to a significant increase in nomination refusals and the potentially rapid refusal of the associated visa applications that follow. Following enquiries from the Migration Institute of Australia (MIA), the Department of Home Affairs has provided clarification about the scale of the issue and…
The Coalition has proposed cutting temporary migration by about 650,000 over four years while expanding selected skilled visa pathways and restricting student and graduate options. Australia’s Liberal-National Coalition has announced a migration plan that would significantly change how temporary visa holders enter, remain and work in Australia if implemented. The plan targets a reduction of…