A walk through some of the small businesses in the western suburbs of Sydney paints a dire image of what's in store for business across Australia; foreclosure signs and rampant staff advertisements are just the tips of the iceberg.  We were among the lucky countries that continued to grow during…...

Having recently soaked up the warmth in Darwin for a few days last month, it wasn’t just the sunshine that gladdened my heart. I went there with my family to participate in the Kindness Shake festival set up by international students who wanted to demonstrate their contribution to Australian society…...

It’s hard to believe that with a job for every person in the unemployment queue in Australia that we’d turn away anyone with skills. If you’ve tried being served a coffee in a coastal town or been unlucky to be on the 50% of delayed or cancelled flights around Australia…...

Founded by Melanie Macfarlane in 2007, MMMigration & Recruitment has been committed to supporting and enabling migrants to gain permanent residence in Australia for over 15 years.     Helping people to achieve their potential and contributing to the creation of a unified world has always been our priority. From students, individuals,…...

June, the Australian Financial Review reported the backlog for regional skilled worker visas to be around 16,400, with the processing timeline now extended to more than 19 months for half of all the potential migrants seeking to come to Australia. In a recent interview with Kimberly Pilbara-ABC Mornings, our CEO…...

The Skilled stream has had its quota almost doubled as part of the Australian economy's recovery. Skilled stream visas will account for 70% of the program with a total of 109,900 places.  Skilled Stream Planning levels  Visa stream  2022-23  2021-22  Employer sponsored  30,000  22,000  Skilled Independent  16,652  6,500  State and Territory Nominated  20,000  11,200  Regional visas …...

Whilst the world’s focus has shifted from pandemic to the war in the Ukraine and the ongoing impacts of Australia’s inclement weather, the country is still suffering from the previous pandemic panic mode of the government and bureaucracy. The Probuild fiasco is only the first indication that actions taken in…...

In a recent commentary in the Australian newspaper, the economist, Judith Sloan, accused our political leaders of kow-towing to self-interest lobby groups intent on increasing Australia’s net migration against the wishes of the wider electorate.  Implying, but not explicitly stating, there is some nefarious motivation, Ms Sloan singled out universities for strong arming politicians to “get their way”. The real motivation…...

As someone who grew up in Vanuatu, I know a thing or two about island fever, and right now, Australia is suffering from it. I’m talking about the psychological distress, dysfunction, or disorder that causes abnormal thoughts and feelings when you realise you’re going nowhere. COVID has caused many of…...

From an original 17 occupations on the Priority Skilled Migration Occupation List (PMSOL) there are now 41 as of this week. This includes occupations such as Accountant, Chef, Software Engineer and Construction Project Manager. With the new budget and figures in place for skilled migration for the upcoming 2021 to…...