Australia to Tighten Immigration Rules. Will This Affect You? | Vantage with Palki Sharma

Australia to Tighten Immigration Rules. Will This Affect You? | Vantage with Palki Sharma
Australia plans to halve its immigration intake within the next two years. Visa rules for international students and low-skilled workers will be tightened.
The measures will also see tougher minimum English-language requirements.
Australia saw a record immigration of 510,000 people this year, which has added pressure to housing and sent rents soaring.
Question is- will new immigration rules improve Australia's housing crisis? Also, the country wants to reduce immigration but it has a shortage of skilled workers.
So how will the Land Down Under attract skilled workers amid new regulations? Palki Sharma tells you.
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[@R_Alexander029]

As an immigrant myself, I say that immigration needs to be controlled and limited to sustainable levels. Otherwise Australians and immigrants alike will suffer the housing shortages.

[@asht7899]

You wouldn't have said this if you were in the process of immigrating and not immigrated.

[@aashish8639]

​@@asht7899but that doesn't change the fact

[@asht7899]

@@aashish8639 yes but it also shows hypocrisy of people.

[@yagosousa7200]

Since when have international students had enough money to buy a house? We are all here renting rooms in someone else houses, helping locals and ppl like you to pay your mortgage. The central bank has increased the interest rates, and everyone is quiet instead of protesting in front of the parliament.

[@R_Alexander029]

@@asht7899 We must make the cut at some point. I migrated to Australia 15 years ago. I wasn't opposed to immigration until recently when it was obvious that immigration was hurting most everyday people (immigrant or native).

[@JayJay-jl5db]

Canada should do the same thing. If they focus on their people from their land they can create skilled workers.

[@mazedar_tv]

Well said anyway robots and AI is the future

[@rohit-di9lx]

@@mazedar_tvppl

[@Tarotjackpot]

Have you seen what Denmark is doing ? They are closing immigration. Brings to much baggage.

[@soumengorai8346]

​@@Tarotjackpotrobots and ai will work no need immigrants now😊

[@manasr3969]

your folk work with needles , you need us

[@_Leftismisamentaldisorder_-]

All other Countries should do the same, especially when it comes to illegal immigration.

[@Blueyandcandy]

Yes. Copy us

[@CleoParta1965]

It’s a lie. They have no intention of cutting immigration. They destroyed this country.

[@debbieanne7962]

Australia still houses tens of thousands of illegal immigrates that overstay their visas after flying into the country. Mainly from Malaysia,USA, China and the UK

[@bolbol8043]

They are talking about legal migration.

[@georgesharonr]

Excellent decision by the Australian government. This will help those already in Australia to get jobs and housing.

[@laughAFrame]

Ask the australians to start learning Skills that are shortlisted then, and be ready to face employers who want skilled workers, if they are applying as freshers.

[@Againstdhawa]

skilled migrant is ok but no RURAL punjabi comming to do UBER etc Australia now prefer MUSLIM migration from LEBANON PALESTINE@@laughAFrame

[@paulgraham5790]

@@laughAFrame and where do you fit education in when you are working two jobs to pay for a roof over your head?

[@ken6087]

@@Againstdhawa Lol no one need muslims migrants

[@kanishmajumdar8275]

Touché

[@chriswatson1698]

The migrant intake will still be at record levels. And we don't have a shortage of skilled workers at all. When Australia's population was much smaller, we didn't hear about homelessness or "skilled shortages". Migrants are having to work as Uber drivers. The last thing that Australia needs is more people. We are a desert continent.

[@tfty21]

Australia is a dream country for lots of people.anyone who can have a 30akhs in the bank account will try to migrate asap because of the dissatisfaction with the government rules in our nation.

[@Ganju.ghapghap]

@@tfty21 they have already taken 750k people and also australia is in recession, there is housing crisis here, if u have 30 lakh invest somewhere where u can get better returns...

[@Prince077Aussie]

@@Ganju.ghapghapAustralia is not in recession. Who told you that. Inflation is high so are salaries unlike India where prices of fuel for example are almost same as Australia and salaries are 20 times lower than Australia. Australia is putting strict restrictions to stop people from abusing the system, who don’t deserve to be here. Capable people were getting PR before and will be getting PR even after the rules change.

[@Ganju.ghapghap]

@@Prince077Aussie listen son u still need to complete ur studies there and dont pretend u know it better😂😂ur still a kid

[@rmot2911]

Yes, Australia has been the Driest Continent for 1000s of Years where 90% of the People live on 10% of the Area while New Zealand is the Nation that has More Diversified Population on % Basis compared to Australia where Maoris the Oldest Indigenous People landed in NZ about 700 Years Ago compared to Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders who landed in Australia about 50000+ Years Ago (New Zealand went for More Diversified Population on % Basis)

[@Nothing-fp7jg]

Hopefully Canada will follow suit. It's bonkers here. Over the course of year 1 million people were let in and they want to have 500,000 more each year until 2026. That is a little more than double what was immigration numbers traditionally were. There is also pressure on the federal government to making requirements for foreign students stricter. This is a major issue across the western world. I think part of the reason is they want cheap labour since such a large segment of the working age population can't work due to drug addiction.

[@asht7899]

The sad reality is only 5 percent of the immigrants enter into Canada as a skilled migrant. The rest enter as students majorly or fake claim of asylum and the worst of all they enter as visitors visa and then convert to either study or work visa. Those are the 95 percent of immigrants entering by finding loopholes which Canada needs to first stop.

[@FrankTenpennyy]

Canada is bye bye, it's over. Too late to save it. Too many immigrants ruined it

[@nkbrawlstras6609]

Good for Australia 💯

[@nicholas8257]

Came over to Australia, studied accounting, got a job in my field, attained superior english, integrated well within my community. Only to lose a PR spot to someone in aged care who'll quit their job as soon as they get PR 😂😂 Good for Australia because it's one more apartment space open, but it still sucks 😂

[@Melbester9]

Quick question. I'm Dominican 🇩🇴 from United States. I have a degree and work experience. Always wanted to go to Australia 🇦🇺. Especially when the pandemic happened, I wanted to visit the country. Been a US born citizen and lived my entire life in US but I don't want to be here. It's more peaceful in Australia 🇦🇺 and weather is better for me. Is there a chance for me to come as a PR? I tried contacting Australian embassy in New York City a while back and they didn't help much wirh information on the immigration process. Is it too late for someone young like me? What's the situation in country now?

[@abhisheksengupta1773]

So true. People are misusing the PR stream left right and centre in Australia

[@nicholas8257]

@@Melbester9 sorry mate, I reckon it will be easier to talk to a migration agent, try the agents who are hosting this KZbin channel.

[@nicholas8257]

@@abhisheksengupta1773 It makes it worse for the rest of us

[@ChristopherJustin-mm2rv]

Many indian students will affect from this . There are concern number of indian student have been found using foldgery documents for the visa application. They introduced tough measurements now .

[@user-vq4rj4im1d]

even chinese students

[@mohammadarifahmadimansour4779]

One of them was working with me he got 5 ielts mark he can not speak English at all Hahahaha He go college just on Sunday to sign attendant-sheet of the whole week Full time work He wanted cash i kicked him out

[@unicornrainbows9920]

they buy parsnips for.40k !

[@matthewbeale8570]

Nothing but scammers coming from that part of the world...

[@magswhite6140]

My husband works in the Engineering Sector, and they deal with lots of delivery drivers. He is frequently having to deal with many guys who struggle to talk English at a basic level. The worst part is the documentation, they have not got the slightest clue, and he ends up having to do it for them which is wasting his valuable time. Speaking English should be an absolute necessity to live and work in Australia.

[@mandlas.4305]

Immigration rules are tightening everywhere. In England, America, Australia etc

[@bonchidude]

America? Not yet but they need to keep the quota at 0.

[@mandlas.4305]

@@bonchidude Republicans are onto that, that’s why monies for Ukraine, Israel & Taiwan are held up.

[@rohanutep81]

Yes for skilled immigrants in USA

[@brandon5012]

I'm tired of low skilled workers flooding in, making us compete for things we'd normally have no problem with.

[@joshstafford4410]

So your lazy and uneducated ? Nice ☺️

[@valerie241]

It's a scam perpetuated by employers and Tafe and universities. It's completely out of control, not to mention they lie on their visa applications.

[@thetravelingfoodshow]

Countries need to focus on their own people right now. Keep their own people safe and put them 1st.

[@tilakaratnahewage8983]

I agree? Stop student, and look after your own country ppl first? Specially students from Middle East countries? Even families ( refugees)

[@thetravelingfoodshow]

@@tilakaratnahewage8983 Yes, if you are a refugee/student/expat and a guest in another country. Respect that countries culture and way of life. If you are protesting, you should get deported.

[@rmot2911]

@@thetravelingfoodshow Ok though where are the Indigenous People's Cultures looked after Anywhere in World? Australia, USA, NZ, Canada have Indigenous People/Natives who are Blacks (Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders for Australia, Maoris for NZ, Indigenous Americans for USA and Canada) while Whites Becoming Minorities in Australia, USA, NZ, Canada etc - AGEING, LOW BIRTHS

[@rmot2911]

@@thetravelingfoodshow REST INCLUDING THROUGH FOREFATHERS are MIGRANTS that INCLUDES WHITES (White Native Region = Europe - so if want that, CAN RETURN where Australia like NZ is in Oceania, Close to Asia Too). DID WHITES ASSIMILATE to Native Cultures of Australia, NZ, Canada, USA? If WHITES NOT LIKE IT, Can Return to Europe where Whites were the Natives There

[@rmot2911]

@@thetravelingfoodshow Ones who Make Rules as well as Cultures WORLDWIDE are Upper Middle Class and Rich Worldwide (including Upper Middle Class and Rich of Migrants) while Lower Classes including Poor of Locals Follow. Nobody Truly Cares about Rules and Cultures of Poor, Low-Income, Lower-Middle Class Worldwide - Why? (Check Below)

[@robertwestinghouse4098]

AU should look at the LONG term - EDUCATE the people we have. Politicians MUST look after the people NOT themselves and BIG business. We DO NOT need more people, we NEED EDUCATION.

[@Ddw8hi]

More free tafe and some free uni courses will help, or atleast at a reduced cost. Also Australia loves international students because it generates a lot of money for them, thats why they like having international students.

[@user-bi8wp6wy3l]

@@Ddw8hi Australia as a whole does not love international students the education industry are the ones who love international students because they see them as being cash cows. Everyday Aussies are more likely to see 800,000 immigrants in the country on temporary student visas as being competition for already scarce housing and as well as a burden on other services. The numbers need to be dragged back to more realistic levels to the point where the infrastructure can at least keep up. They also need to stop foreigners being able to buy Australian properties or landlords from turning long term rentals into short term rentals in order to fleece tourists - but thats another story.

[@rjclue2630]

Yeah mate. They need to reduce more. But give visa to 6 temporary work permits and out. Can only apply after 6 months. So many ppl will come 👍

[@Ganju.ghapghap]

@@user-bi8wp6wy3l do u know australia is in recession and lot of money comes with tourists and international students, do u even know how economy works....

[@Prince077Aussie]

@@Ganju.ghapghapAustralia is not in recession. All countries make money from tourists, but only few countries can make money from international students where education system is high class. Why no foreigners go to India to study, because it sucks.

[@shot2x]

Restrict the unskilled like you said well they need skilled workers and students are abusing they don't go to aus to study for real

[@rmot2911]

Australia Will Do What It Did After the Global Financial Crisis in 2009 where Australia and Norway were Only 2 Western Countries That Never Went into Global Financial Crisis - Use Mass Automation (Mass Automation Began More than 20 Years Ago while Automation Began 1000s of Years Ago Started in Agriculture where Full Labour Became Partly Automated with Using Machines). Other Jobs Outsourced Bit. Also, Training and Improvement to Local Australians (Most Important)

[@gothkidd8712]

Im in Sydney. House prices are ridiculous, renting a property is expensive. People are sleeping in tents and they are Australian families. A lot of low paid people from the subcontinent working as Uber Food delivery drivers

[@judithtaylor4799]

This is the type of immigration reform that Canada needs.

[@youlost88s]

yeh good luck with trudeau in power but anyways he's gonna fall on face coming elections

[@3142Khurasan]

no

[@blackups__6554]

China and Malaysia has surplus of home while Australia has shortage of homes

[@user-uw7yb6qq6h]

Australia does not need skilled workers. Australia needs semi-skilled and unskilled workers because most Australians prefer not to do those types of jobs.

[@dsinghr]

Rental market is beyond crazy in Melbourne/Sydney.

[@CreativeReaper90s]

Doesn't those two come like under the most porch cities in Australia..

[@ri2253]

Australia now focusing more on migrants from New Zealand and Pacific Nations first

[@X-Agn]

There are multiple factors for this 1) Housing crisis ( Not many houses for Aussies at the moment) 2) Inflation 3) Assimilation Issue (After Hamas attack, Some idiot migrants celebrated the attack on Jews in Sydney). This raised a lot of concern among the politicians in Australia. Australia by far supports Israel.

[@realcyberpirate]

Must’ve been super hard for that one brain cell to write all that verbal-diarrhoea? No one celebrated Hamas’s attack, they protested against civilian casualties, using their democratic right. Also, this new rule is to block out Indians, so don’t get hyped, soon the train lines will be filled with less Indians.

[@dodo-xk2cd]

Bhaiya bdsk is concerned about Israel.

[@Blueyandcandy]

Wars got nothing to do with it, none of that opinion stuff. We care about our own. Do the same

[@Ganju.ghapghap]

sydney is full of chuslim lebs😂😂sydney housing is out of control

[@Prince077Aussie]

Hamas supporters are mostly Australian citizens and from middle eastern background, it has nothing to do with international students.

[@thepanel2935]

At long last! The cost of living in Australia, particularly in Sydney, is over the top!

[@yeetian2774]

Sad to see so many talented Indians who try the best to run away from homeland

[@soumengorai8346]

Develop country😊😊indians don't like their own country that's why they love Dubai Singapore china australia Canada usa etc poor indians having feeling sad for them living in slums 😢

[@multioptioned]

Overpopulation has that effect. Figured out what is causing it yet?

[@yeetian2774]

@@multioptioned didn’t Modi make India a superpower in 2020?

[@roysingh2019]

Australia should banned people from punjab 😂😂😂 we dont want another canada here

[@matthewbeale8570]

More like a blanket ban on any third world.. They've only brought trouble and degraded the country..

[@rohanutep81]

Why don’t you go back to where you were?

[@subaruwrx3381]

India's caste system rearing it's ugly head here....and I'm an Aussie where are you from

[@democracysdoomsday7905]

That goes for you, & everyone else including myself. Get of your high horse, You're not any better. Singh... hmm sounds Indian. What makes you better than the Punjabi? Please enlighten me.

[@Humester12]

You guys keep saying India is so great under Modi, this that. Then why do all the Indians want to escape India and go to Australia, US, Canada, UK etc? How is the 4th largest economy so bad that nobody wants to come to India to study? Its really shameful and im an Indian.

[@vivianoosthuizen8990]

To earn dollars and send it to Modi

[@YouTubeBaba-dn9jh]

​@@vivianoosthuizen8990😂😂😂😂

[@sinhalaitguide370]

Why can’t they earn rupees and send?

[@rohanutep81]

@@sinhalaitguide370send where😂?

[@PuneetSharma-fb7oz]

What? Indians should be worried? Why? We have vishwaguru Modi here. I thought India is a $3 trillion economy and Australians are lining up to come to India to study and work.

[@user-bi8wp6wy3l]

Australians maybe lining up to go to India as tourists but the difference is that they go home at the end of their trip.

[@supremegodemperordonaldtru3563]

Yah thats changing in the next 50 years. Australians are already going to China and USA for work. Soon they will also travel to India to work as India and China are projected to be #1 and #2 economies by 2070@@user-bi8wp6wy3l

[@Humester12]

@@supremegodemperordonaldtru3563 I doubt that seriously. Nobody is going to India to work.

[@user-lz1sw2rw4w]

very humourous.

[@supremegodemperordonaldtru3563]

Thats exactly what people said about china in the 50s. You dont have a choice Look at Australian cricketers going to India to play in the IPL for lucrative contracts. Just keep watching what happens this century.@@Humester12

[@alvanrigby6361]

Australia has suffered severe underemployment for over a decade and now has a big housing problem. We need to reduce immigration much more and train our own people. I might add that we should only allow people in who will be willing to give their allegiance to the Australian crown (you read correctly) and uphold and respect our secular principles.

[@mohammadwasilliterate8037]

*It's not immgration thats the issue, it's UNSKILLED immigration they need to restrict, we have welfare and national health care, thats not free, working Australians pay for it, so bringing in thousands of unskilled people that seldom find jobs pay little tax is a burden on others.*

[@Againstdhawa]

The PROBLEM is there is too much from INDIA already, AUSTRALIA IS GETTING People from NZ pacific islands NOW . Too many from RURAL PUNJAB here harassing WOMAN and doing DRUG crime , they dont want it to be like CANADA

[@ashroshan5270]

Many Indians in Australia are from Fiji and New Zealand, brought by the British colonial rulers and the Australian government owned company CSR to work as indentured labourers in Australian owned sugar cane farms in Fiji and Australia in the 1800s. They're the descendants of these British Indians and have nothing to do with India. They have been here for more than a century.

[@battlesnake4396]

Thanks for covering this

[@CoconutDiaries]

Government should look into upskilling people already in Australia to bridge the gap. For example, there is a huge demand for nurses, but the number of nurses who have a career break or do not meet unreasonably high English language requirements in the country are many. Compared to AU similar other western country requirements are substantially less!

[@tlihdsnm26947]

It sounds important to me to have nurses that know English really well

[@Prince077Aussie]

You cannot force people to study. People on dole drink alcohol and do drugs, so they won’t even move a inch from their couch.

[@CoconutDiaries]

@@tlihdsnm26947 , Sure, but then other countries with substantially less requirement should be suffering, which is not. So it simply means the requirements here are unreasonable

[@CreativeReaper90s]

​@@tlihdsnm26947it does I do agree but I would prefer a nurse who's first language isn't English and need a superior or a translator to aptly tell what my problem is n who can DO THE JOB PERFECTLY rather than a nurse who knows n understands my problem but isn't qualified enough to do the job.... Plus I do understand it's not actually the native nurses fault per say... For eg.. In India the population n the variety of problem is so high that most of the nurses have to learn majority of things early on n they have a plethora of ppl to practically test it on ppl under someone's guidance, what they have theoretical learned. So by default they become more qualified even if they might be younger to the native counterparts.... Now all they need to do is just improve their language (I'm pretty sure these nurses would be having the basics but the finesse is what they would be lacking when they speak)(fyi the same problem happen within India itself I am South Indian who grew up in North so I can swit g between language very easily but usually more nurses come from South n they wouldn't be that good in the local language but still good enough to do the job... Same happens with English)

[@unicornrainbows9920]

they have free nurse courses now.

[@betoaguiar63]

Australia isn't tightening anything. The current government is still allowing anyone in. The new port of entry is study visas. They come in with study visas and as soon as they are in, they apply for asylum and start getting all the usual perks...

[@chitung2277]

Like all laws and legislations, they only keep honest people honest.

[@alexpoobum]

i dont mind immigration levels this high as long as theres no path to citizenship, ever. You should only be a citizen if at least 1 parent is an aussie. Its like that in Japan and other places in the world so why not oz

[@katejudson8907]

Australia needs migrants. Always has and always will. Quality is best and quantity has to always be reviewed. But anyone who seriously blames things like high rental market on migration policy has rocks in their heads. Australia, like the US and UK is now an oligarchy, there's no ' free market ' capitalism.

[@sarahwall5582]

The refugee intake is more of an issue. They are given housing clothing food mobiles internet for free while we have so many Aussies living in their cars

[@valerie241]

That's not true. Unskilled workers and foreign students are the problem. Most are scamming the system.

[@glennschadow-gw7qc]

Doesnt need to be halved its to be zippo for the next 20 years .

[@chriswatson1698]

The pre-pandemic levels of immigration were at a record high. The average intake during the 2nd half of the last century was 70,000 pa. Bringing in a million people in 4 years is just evil.

[@user-ye6bs7kd5n]

Sensible plan. Housing crisis needs to be solved

[@BH-ye3df]

They faced a shortage of staff because no Australian was willing to be paid so little to do that job.

[@450tank]

There's more to it than that. a lot of people left Australia during covid, and we weren't bringing people in during covid. Also other reasons.

[@SsssAlbosss]

Tied the borders hundred percent💯💯💯

[@shaneburns4349]

Many of the skills we need are digital and we don't need migration to fill those roles. Trust me, many Australians will be out of work in a few years due to ai and automation. We need to get ahead of that curve fast. That is not done by bringing in more people. It is getting the people we have better connected to physical assets.

[@garrylum6025]

Government should build more public housing in the country side and repopulate country towns first

[@vivianoosthuizen8990]

Now you’re talking it’s what I have been saying look how people are fighting over a dessert area the size of one suburb of a small town of Australia. Gaza and Israel.

[@garrylum6025]

@@vivianoosthuizen8990 I'll was thinking more in line contracting tenants for ten years in public housing your out not a life time on Golden hand shakes you got to move out west for another chance to live in public housing and repopulate country towns

[@spdfatomicstructure]

Oath

[@ericangeles8992]

Same thing is happenning here in the Great White North!

[@rohanutep81]

Need Conservatives for that

[@dirtyarjun]

Great news 🎉

[@vickieconomou5608]

Wow what a miracle. Labor finally woke up!

[@ronvorbach1464]

!00 million people can live in Tasmania alone. Our problem is housing affordability. Not in the future but Now. If previous governments didn`t allow foriegn real estate owner ship , real estate prices would not be what they are to day. Play with immigration rules all you like but it just will not help. We need 1million very low budget houses in each state and that is long before N,subs.

[@vivin538]

Very good decision to ease the rental market

[@baddaddy8718]

It won’t do anything for rental market. Young people will own nothing and be happy….but then again, that’s what they vote for

[@officialspock]

yes, too many Indians here, Marsden Park is called little India

[@rohanutep81]

What about Chinese, Middle East Italians Latins Africans Afghans Korean

[@450tank]

@@rohanutep81 How many of those assimilate? My bet would be only the Italians and maybe the Latins.

[@TimBarnesGoneGolfing]

It needs to be a quarter of what it is (with tighter regulations on driver licences [ban international licences - make people sit australian licences], vehicle ownership, housing ownership, background checks [more deportation powers], cultural integration programs [mixed cultures are great - but often become the targets of anti-progressive behavior], more comprehensive checks on whether qualifications/skills are legitimate - even testing where appropriate) otherwise the demand for infrastructure will never be out-stripped by a surplus which is where production efficiency is improved drastically and quality of living.

[@Fan-zx1lz]

This News is incomplete. There is no details about people who are going there in PR. will they be restricted? Will it get too tough for highly skilled migrants?

[@bonchidude]

Less immigration means better wages, lower costs, no urban sprawl, less pollution, no deforestation, no species extinction, so basically it is all upside.

[@tayfunoztunar1458]

Australia talking about mix culture…we can’t bring major one or two nations and expect mixing the culture infect we are changing the culture..I come in this country 30 years ago it was lot better .We need to use Tv to teach people some social skills and manners …such as queue up,driving ,talking on the phone very loud,pushing in the crowd ,manners in the airport.

[@450tank]

Queueing up, pushing in crowds, and manners are just a few issues we have with migrants here.

[@subaruwrx3381]

And bad english

[@shaneburns4349]

This is a solid idea, can they deliver? They are hamstrung by green teal demands from their inner city hubs.

[@blizzard5657]

The numbers you quoted were wrong. Try 600 thousand people arrived this financial year that's up until the first of July, 250 thousand student visas, 150 thousand backpackers visas, 100 thousand temporary workers visas, and 100 thousand skilled visas being doctors, nurses, teachers, unfortunately they forgot about the trade workers, bricklayers, electricians, plumbers, carpenter's, unfortunately the Australian government gets all of their advice from the only workers that they have talked to, coffee shop attenders who attend university 😂😅😊

[@thekingspin9846]

Housing crisis in Aus, Canada, UK, NZ and UK wonder what the common thread is?

[@urbansnippezzz3589]

Millions of indians 😂

[@birdman1265]

Indians

[@urbansnippezzz3589]

@@birdman1265 and for gods sake dont confuse pakistanis with indians we are in 95k unlike indians who are in 800k

[@martabak4622]

whats wrong in India?

[@realcyberpirate]

@@urbansnippezzz3589How are we to differentiate, you all look Indian and follow, mostly, the same customs and speak similar languages and eat similar food.

[@agoodlad]

Australia has a trade deal with UK, which allows UK nationals to work in Australia for two years without visa... This gives Australia lot of skilled manpower since people are leaving UK for to high immigration there. Indian nurse after two year experience in UK are shifting to Australia with family😂

[@CurtisLSA]

which puts pressure on Australian born and bred trying to find housing

[@agoodlad]

@@CurtisLSA It's a good thing when you have highly skilled manpower moving to your country. UK spends resources training then and Australia gets ready made solutions. And would you prefer highly skilled professionals or mass graduates from universities without niche skills. The numbers must be limited to countries needs ofcourse

[@CurtisLSA]

@@agoodlad and its a bad thing - Taking aussie jobs and places to live. People who have jobs are living on the streets because the ridiculous amount for rent or house prices in the country . When you have more people wanting to buy or rent something the prices go up. Its not all sunshine and rainbow here , and yes i am Australian and have never left the country lived here all my life . The government has a lot to answer for , favouring illegals and immigrants and giving them benefits to move here and leaving Australian born and bred with no food on the table at night and or worse off on the streets ( with jobs ) and cant afford to pay the rent

[@agoodlad]

@@CurtisLSA Atleast you Aussies stopped the boats, Today UK had 300 illegal migrants who will be all be paid for and only 1% will be rejected. When I mentioned to accept highly skilled manpower, it should be in areas which Australians can't fullfil at the moment. And govt has to give priority to Australian nationals in job and house rentals and stop giving financing to illegals like in Arab countries. Accept new comers only after that

[@devd5096]

Good on you Australia finally step in the right direction

[@bigman23DOTS]

No it’s not skilled workers that’s at issue in fact its staff to pick and sort fruit,farm hands and meat workers cotton gin workers ect this government is so out of touch.The biggest issue is rural Australia in short the producing sector! Changes to immigration should start with entry and settlement into rural communities in need of workers instead of gravitation to metro areas

[@miriamwells35]

My family used to pick crops etc. then they banned itinerant living and now they can’t find the workers.

[@sirip8505]

Good move indeed!

[@jasonstewart6192]

It's not true.

[@abdullahalmutairi1355]

It is true i live in australia ​@@jasonstewart6192

[@yenneferives7974]

Australia to tightened immigration rules, will this affect me? HELL NO!, and WHO CARES! DUH😒🙄

[@adamadamant6847]

True

[@alejandrianohuertaz283]

I'd rather go to any european countries than goin to this rubbish place like australia.😂

[@cassandraknight8804]

It will affect everybody

[@Prince077Aussie]

It will not affect keyboard warriors 😂

[@katchreinberger679]

This is the point let's distract everyone attacking poor international students while the inflation continues to rise

[@asht7899]

When will Canada learn from its counterparts?

[@rabidsminions2079]

The energy minister yesterday asked the people of Sydney to not use Air conditioners, dishwashers etc yesterday as the electricity grid cannot cope. This is due to the massive population growth that gas affected everything from high rents, high house prices, traffic gridlock to basic services like public transport and hospitals and schools that cannot keep up with the massive population growth. Sydney is full, people would be better to look for a different city than Sydney or Melbourne if they want to come to Australia.

[@katejudson8907]

You don't think that selling critical infrastructure and amenities to private corporations has anything to do with it, perhaps?

[@sithufernando6384]

As a person living in Australia. i can see there are few issues in this new policy 1. when Highly skilled workers come non english speaking country they strugle with the language and culture.Therefore most of the employers are reluctunt to hire them. 2.Australias third largest income is the education. How the universities survive without international students.Because the bitter truth is majority of the australian students wont proceed to higher studies..no money for universities and skill labour shortage for ever😂

[@katchreinberger679]

True

[@rmot2911]

I don't know if you were there in Australia during GFC - Australia Did Not to go into Recession then but by 2009, Mass Automation happened which started in the US 10+ Years before that. On top of that, BPO (Outsourcing) there where India, China, Philippines and many others were getting Jobs that Many Locals lost in USA, Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and been happening now worldwide too including mass automation too.

[@rmot2911]

The number of immigrants coming to Australia was Less than Half to One-Fourth of what it is currently about 15 to 20 years ago where in 2000, China had started becoming Australia's Largest Student Market taken over from Japan and S Korea (Since around 2010, it's India) - Immigrants increased exponentially. 90% Australians live in 10% of Australia where it's Driest Continent for 1000s of Years - Beaches yes but Rivers hardly any.

[@rmot2911]

Sadly, the Housing Crisis along with Pandemic, Wars and Inflation Along with Usual Too of Some People Making Mockery of Visas has put a Crackdown Again in Many Nations and Not Just in Australia (happens anywhere worldwide where crackdown happens for a while and then policies change again after few years - it's nothing new where genuine hard-workers of immigrants are taken in according to government policies)

[@rmot2911]

Many Migrants think that they will do well during 1st Generation when Migrating to Other Nations - Never Happens and Never Has Happened for Most. Need to Adapt to Other Nations' Cultures and there's a Lot of Hard Work and Discrimination that happens to the 1st Generation. The Fruits will be gotten only during 2nd Generation if have kids Or After Both Generations (Rome was never built in a day and same with migrating anywhere worldwide)

[@dr.Curiouss]

We are all born as humans on this planet and still have many rules & regulations to travel, work & settle in a place where we choose 🫤. Our Greedy Ancestors ruined many things for us in the name of Divide & Rule.

[@robertchaplin]

And amazingly immigrants seem to be drawn to Christian or secular countries that have worked hard, but hardly voluntarily to countries that require help. Now let’s look at Muslim countries and their success with voluntary immigrants, freedom of expression etc. which is just another thought. It is all a joke to me.

[@nancydrew1102]

You can go to NZ get citizenship & move to Ozzie freely .

[@roycearthur8060]

Australia 🇦🇺 Very well planned !. Best

[@desalegneanteneh9555]

Australia had a native people they are suffering.

[@jasonstewart6192]

No there not.

[@desalegneanteneh9555]

@@jasonstewart6192 You cannot hide it the world knew it.

[@jasonstewart6192]

@@desalegneanteneh9555 I live in Central Australia, we have a lot of fun, small minority doing it hard, you are lied to.

[@user-ki1si7pe1c]

They are not suffering they are just always drunk. We just pay for their drinks…

[@loulouedmo]

Australia needs 0% migration. We have plenty of skilled workers - we’re full!

[@niallkorenskaya5067]

Still not a good plan, we got so much shortage in construction industry but intake is still zero in that sector, whereas there are very few jobs in IT but intake is till substantial, still not happy.

[@louwsaviour6475]

It's a political rather than a migration issue, maybe China reduced the import of goods from China.

[@hodamousavipour2919]

The extensive delays in processing the 188 visa applications are causing undue hardship and uncertainty for applicants, hindering their ability to plan for the future and contribute to the Australian economy. It's time to address the #188VisaBackLog and ensure a smoother and more efficient immigration process.

[@matthewbeale8570]

Nope.. Australia should worry about their own people.. Not some immigrant... How about you worry about fixing your own country.. Instead of being a coward and running to another..

[@angelagiraudy758]

You must be uneducated to make such a comment😢

[@edwardd9702]

Allowing foreigners to speculate in the Australian housing market has become a disaster. Chinese triad money now owns about 25% of the housing stock and anglo Aussies have no chance at an auction bidding against Chinese money looking to be laundered .

[@garrylum6025]

Blame the asians nothing new, but at least your pissing it up agains the wall.

[@vivianoosthuizen8990]

Yes and they buy cash at auctions or build their own apartment blocks so interest rates don’t concern them

[@debbieanne7962]

Chinese buyers account for 4.6% of residential properties. Don’t know where you got the figure of 25% no way. One in every four houses? Certainly not in my area

[@garrylum6025]

@@debbieanne7962 probably from the local pub

[@chriswatson1698]

Who, other than the immigrants themselves, gains from population increase? Is is reasonable to ask the whole Australian community to share the very real costs of immigration, so that a few capitalists can have more people working for them and a bigger return on their investments?

[@adilduredoran2477]

Great decision by the Australian government ❤

[@theotran8880]

Sorry, we are full.

[@WhatTheFunK.]

Immigrants sure, what to make more space for migrants

[@insanes909]

indians in UK , indians in Canada , indians in US , indians in AUS , dude can we like cancel them ?

[@shannondavis4049]

Immigrant skills are not up to Australian standards!!

[@jass1794]

Then who made your centrelink software, immigration software system, defence systems etc you think aussies made them? Its all these skilled immigrants who are now citizens building your country’s digital technology platforms

[@deminjayasinghe4711]

😅

[@450tank]

Exactly mate.

[@450tank]

@@jass1794 It isn't only migrants building what you say. Shannon Davis is correct. Software/digital technology aren't the only skills people around the world have, and it isn't ALL skilled migrants building our digital technology platforms. Doctors, nurses, tradesman etc. How many of these migrants from third world countries would have the skills to use power tools in a workshop, or carpentry skills to our standards? They would need training or need to do a trades test. Many countries do not have the high standards Australia has. We don't really want millions of people from third world countries coming here and sponging off our welfare system, too many are already doing it. The other issue is failure to assimilate. As a white Australian born male, I can walk through Bankstown, Campsie and at least 6 other migrant infested suburbs and not feel welcome in the country I was born in. Sydney CBD looks like you're in another country.

[@kattimate]

@@jass1794 I find your comment very arrogant and defensive on the attack. Believing that one people created everything software is not only a lie and deceiving, but also creates entitled behaviour. You're argument is that of defending an ego. Ego is an automatic response to defend one-self when that ego is no longer needed and is usually developed in the house-hold growing up. I have met plenty of Aussie engineers and saying that the only people who build up Australian digital software and more is ignorant, possibly even borderline cultural narcissism.

[@anitacohen8753]

Immigration is not the answer, particularly from locations that refuse to accept population control. Australia has found itself between a rock and a hard place.....escalating costs and too many local people who know the score. Getting in scores of low paid workers will not work long term. They are here for the money, and the standard of life will suffer!

[@user-gg6rm5vm6b]

We have skilled workers, the farms need workers

[@tarlochansaroya8499]

AU immigration is doing what for p eople already allowed in.

[@consotiriou2053]

im from australia if you come we dont have enough housing so expect to pay 2 bedroom $800 australian within 15 kilometers

[@user-oo8ei4lj6s]

$800 for tiny tinehouse style with thin wallls and no backyard.

[@smulestar]

Can I sleep beside you I'm honest hardworking straight guy , nothing dirty pinky promise 😂

[@paulcassidy4317]

Australia economic are very bad now. If take in more refugees,the economic will worsen😢 Australia need to learn from Singapore, why Singapore economic so strong and is the best country in the world; because Singapore is refugees rejection country, very sensible country👍

[@leenathayil2039]

The reason is because Singapore is a very small country. That's why it cannot accept refugees even though people in Singapore and the government feel for the refugees' painful situation. There is lots of sympathy towards refugees but the country is way to small to accommodate.

[@RenukaJayawardhana]

singapore has many skyscrapers in density if Australia learnt from this, that should answer the housing problem.

[@leilarezazadeh]

How about 188visa backlog? We've been waiting since 30 months ago that we lodged

[@nirmalafakir3306]

Australia , please employ qualified people only it will make a huge difference.

[@sunilsingh7881]

Good for Australia 🦘

[@jasonstewart6192]

It's not true, our government lie.

[@CleoParta1965]

Not so they are lying they will increase. They destroyed this country.

[@lakeofbays1622]

So everybody is tightening upon Modi's Indians. Good.

[@azzureone78]

This isn't about a particular nationality.

[@DarkHeaven99]

​@@azzureone78 but who'll explain this to this Chinese bot

[@thekingspin9846]

@@azzureone78 Only one nationality coming in record numbers

[@Nameles305]

@@thekingspin9846 Chinese Half of Australia owned by Chinese 😂

[@urbansnippezzz3589]

@@Nameles305china invests and are useful people unlike lundians who smell like shit 😂

[@ashdgee]

Good day, An immigration agent told me that all people who applied for 482 visas outside Australia are in for a disappointment as the Immigration Department is NOT prioritising offshore applications. This means the processing times are going back to the previous 3 to 6 months timeframes. People getting 482 visas in a few days or weeks is NOW A THING OF THE PAST in 2024. This immigration agent says he is 100% certain as he has people 'he knows in the department'. Not sure how true this is but if it is, this is bad news for you people waiting for those 482 visas. Your employers might probably retract on those job contracts.

[@jk-sy8es]

tell something about age discrimination

[@buddhiwijerathne9821]

Australia should cut off 90% migration. And sure they will. Indian channels should worry about their own problems

[@skar12]

Why? Are Indian channels not allowed to cover stories outside India? Or are only subtle propaganda machines like channel 7 and channel 9 allowed to cover overseas stories? As a Lankan, you should be more worried about the problems in Lanka and not what Indian channels cover for Indian audiences.

[@hdhnbggh8312]

Why cut down. Have zero policy on migrants like india is doing.

[@jasonstewart6192]

There increasing, this false news.

[@SaeedKord-lu9rs]

Thank you for your complete explanation. Please also talk about the delay in issuing the 188 business visa for those who received your invitation. We have been waiting for our 188 visa for 34 months. Globalize and operate under the supervision of the Australian government and economy. Thank you

[@queenieammudie7956]

Good. Refuse immigration from middle east n reduce the number of immigration because will affect to Australia hou sing n inflation

[@jasonstewart6192]

It's a lie, there increasing numbers.

[@raijinenel3116]

Good, it was becoming too 3rd world, too fast.

[@jasonstewart6192]

It's not true

[@user-jn7bq8wh1e]

Good thing...this will force GOI to build better more practical education system and establish a Silicon Valley that drives for more inventions rather than just innovation... And this lust for foreign settlement will reduce in India... People who want yo leave will leave anyways... The rest can focus on developing India

[@petitben5240]

Good! Finally Indian will stay home and develop India.

[@soumengorai8346]

​​​​​​​​@@petitben5240no we don't want to live in fake patriotism of India in that third world country with a ratta education system and everything in poor country we want tax free develop country😊😊😊 I am an nri living in Sydney Australia 🇦🇺now for my studying I will never return to that corrupt caste poor country and many indian in Sydney also told me they will go to Europe but not to India anymore we get relief after living this country I will soon get my citizenship For your better future leave India I cursed why I was get born only to India they don't have proper rules also to maintain indian citizens😊

[@petitben5240]

@soumengorai8346 few Indian nowadays are levels headed like you.

[@soumengorai8346]

@@petitben5240 I left India before 2014 and still caste ratta education corruption and slums and hungry people even people don't follow law also do urine in public place till now are there in India besides you all being a very good researchers or in any profession like doctors engineering you do well but reality is reality maybe you need some time I also being a nri send remittance to my family in India but when heard that till now things not change then it's a national shame I feel here in Australia Thank you I will still contribute remittance till I become a citizen of Australia completely but let hope may you make your country good 👍👍👍 if you can do that after 10 years I would like to visit India all the best for your future It's my harsh criticism Trust me I am not hating India but truth always hurt 💔hope you understand nri feeling we still support your country But Australia🇦🇺 is very beautiful and proper planned area are there most economical also no such beggars in streets clean air and good law following citizens ☺☺☺ I am very enjoying here though I always think of my hometown but then also I love to been Australia🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@bibipersaud9018]

Wow! They've seen the light????? Look at Sweden. Train your own people!!!!

[@dr.farehasaleem5061]

Australia needs Pakistani and Palestinian doctors

[@Nameles305]

To convert Australia to another Gaza

[@urbansnippezzz3589]

@@Nameles305are u alr

[@user-bi8wp6wy3l]

No we dont sorry...

[@urbansnippezzz3589]

@@user-bi8wp6wy3l they are some good doctors though

[@kenrich239]

after two years in amd out of hospitals i can tell you we dont need indian doctores who buy there credencils. and they dont have the trades we want do you see any indian workers on bulindibg sites here. no they only want clean jobs.@@user-bi8wp6wy3l

[@lindamarymicallef6110]

Good luck Australia 🇦🇺🇬🇧