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Visa Hopes Broken
Visa Hopes Broken What if you were nearly at the finishing line and your visa type was abolished? There are many who have had their Visa hopes broken when the government abolished a selection of visas telling future residents their applications never existed. There are thousands apon thousands of families left stricken by the choice.…
Read MoreIrish Failing English Language Test
Irish Failing English Language Test Just because you have a trade, does not mean that you can pass the IELTS English test. If we are to be honest, most of the world use spell check like it’s going out of fashion. So what if there was no spell check and your citizenship was on the…
Read MoreSelfie Stick Obsession
Selfie Stick Obsession There’s no denying that selfies have become a new age sensation, with that in mind, Tourism Australia have come up with a new incentive to lure the Japanese with their selfie stick obsession. Tourism Australia has created the worlds longest selfie stick with it’s new promotion GIGA selfie aimed at the Japanese…
Read MoreAustralia’s Food and Wine
Australia’s Food and Wine While many travelers of course visit Australia for it’s Tourist Destination hot spots, many as much as 1 in 5 tourist dollars, are being spent on Australia’s Food and Wine. With that being said, the industry is eager to capitalise on this new spending trend. It is said that an extra…
Read MoreOutrage as Australian Border Protection Initiative Scrapped
Outrage as Australian Border Protection Initiative Scrapped Outrage as Australian Border Protection Initiative Scrapped, what an uproar it casued. It’s quite safe to say that no one was on the side of border protection in Melbourne earlier this month. Australian Border Force (ABF) were forced to scrap an operation at targeting visa fraud, however…
Read More#notatourist Campaign
#notatourist Campaign Tourists coming to Australia are quick to jump on the social media campaign when sharing their latest travel spots and places like the Sydney Opera House being more shared than less travelled spots in Australia. The #notatourist campaign has been started with this in mind, Tourism Australia and Visa are championing this campaign…
Read MoreInvestor Retirement Visas to Australia
Investor Retirement Visas to Australia For those who have worked hard all of their lives and have always dreamed of packing up and relocating to Australia in your retirement, then it may not be that far out of reach. Whether you prefer to settle in one of our coastal towns, or in the heart of…
Read MoreMigrant Workers Given Preferential Treatment
Migrant Workers Given Preferential Treatment For those migrant workers who are willing to live in the tropics, they will be given preferential treatment as a further $1.2 million has been pledged to develop Australia’s north. The government has a plan in place, to lure foreign and local workers to northern Australia as it seeks to…
Read MorePhillip Silver and Associates rally to help Danny Green and Green Machine save his Boxing Comeback
Phillip Silver and Associates rally to help Danny Green and Green Machine save his Boxing Comeback Danny Green Announces Boxing Comeback This week the Phillip Silver and Associates team were met with a last minute emergency request to apply for visas for Danny’s Green’s opponent. Danny Green who is Australia’s 4 time, world champion boxer…
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