This paper examines the two key policy levers the Government has at its disposal to influence International Education Services (IES): the visa system and regulation aimed at providing quality assurance in the delivery of education to international students. Key points International students make a major economic and social contribution to Australia. In 2014, there were...

Australia’s Seasonal Worker Program (SWP) permits workers from eight Pacific Island countries and Timor-Leste to work in Australia for a period of fourteen weeks to six months. The program centers on the horticulture sector, but is currently being trialed in four other sectors that were also perceived as suffering from labor shortages: accommodation, aquaculture, cotton...

Building a New Life in Australia (BNLA) is a longitudinal study of at least five years that aims to better understand the factors that aid or hinder the successful settlement of humanitarian migrants, and provide an evidence base to inform policy and program development.

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection and the Ministry for the Arts are undertaking a review of the Temporary Work (Entertainment) visa (Subclass 420). The review is in support of the Australian Government's commitment to reducing the burden and cost of unnecessary or inefficient regulation imposed on individuals, business and community organisations. The Subclass...

Overview: This report summarises key indicators of migration trends for the 2013/14 financial year (1 July 2013 through 30 June 2014). The report focuses on three areas: Migration flows New Zealand Residence Programme (NZRP) Temporary visa entry and includes information from Statistics New Zealand. All New Zealand immigration data is sourced from the Ministry of...