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WA construction workforce boosted with $37.5M investment

The Cook Government is investing $37.5 million to expand WA’s construction workforce through new apprenticeship subsidies and extended incentives to attract skilled workers from interstate and overseas.
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Salary thresholds, Superannuation, and Immigration Fees to Rise from 1 July

As of 1 July 2025, key changes have taken effect, including higher skilled visa income thresholds, increased superannuation, and updated fees for visas, citizenship, and tribunals.
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Absolute Immigration welcomes new Office for Multicultural Affairs

Absolute Immigration Group welcomes the new Office for Multicultural Affairs as a crucial step towards supporting Australia’s multicultural communities.
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WA construction workforce boosted with $37.5M investment

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July 3, 2025

The Cook Government is investing $37.5 million to expand WA’s construction workforce through new apprenticeship subsidies and extended incentives to attract skilled workers from interstate and overseas.

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Salary thresholds, Superannuation, and Immigration Fees to Rise from 1 July

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July 1, 2025

As of 1 July 2025, key changes have taken effect, including higher skilled visa income thresholds, increased superannuation, and updated fees for visas, citizenship, and tribunals.

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Absolute Immigration welcomes new Office for Multicultural Affairs

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June 19, 2025

Absolute Immigration Group welcomes the new Office for Multicultural Affairs as a crucial step towards supporting Australia’s multicultural communities.

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New Multi-Factor Authentication Requirements for ImmiAccount

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June 16, 2025

From 18 June 2025, all ImmiAccount users must enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) using either an authenticator app or email token, as required by the Department of Home Affairs.

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Visa processing delays impacting businesses and migrants

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June 6, 2025

Employers and migrants are facing significant delays across a range of Australian visa categories, including the subclass 482 visa, subclass 400 visa, and permanent residence applications.

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Beyond immigration: the real drivers of Australia’s housing shortage

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May 27, 2025

Australia’s housing crisis is driven by supply issues and economic policy, not just immigration. As businesses depend on overseas talent, relocation support is vital for attracting and retaining skilled workers.

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New online services added to ImmiAccount for paper-based parent visa applicants

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May 7, 2025

The Department of Home Affairs introduced new ImmiAccount functionality for paper-based parent visa applicants, enabling access to key online services to support application management.

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Looking to hire British nationals? Australia sees surge in working holidaymakers

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April 22, 2025

Australia is experiencing a surge in British Working Holiday visa holders, with a record-breaking 206,187 arrivals in December 2024, an increase of almost 40,000 from the previous year.

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Medicare access granted to the STPP and FMSSP

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April 20, 2025

Medicare access has been extended to individuals supported under the STPP and FMSSP, an important shift with implications for vulnerable migrants in Australia.

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Ten essential things to do before moving to another country

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April 17, 2025

Planning on moving overseas? Here are 10 essential things to do before relocating to help you prepare for a smooth transition.

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417 and 462 visas: Recovery work areas expanded

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April 16, 2025

The Australian Government has updated the specified work areas for Subclass 417 and 462 visa holders, expanding eligibility to more bushfire and severe weather recovery zones across multiple states.

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Australian Government announces 2024-25 family visa caps for Contributory Parent, Parent and Other Family visas

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April 16, 2025

The Australian Government has set new visa caps for the 2024–25 financial year to manage strong demand for family migration. A total of 6,800 Contributory Parent visas, 1,700 Parent visas, and 500 Other Family visas are available.

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WA construction workforce boosted with $37.5M investment

The Cook Government is investing $37.5 million to expand WA’s construction workforce through new apprenticeship subsidies and extended incentives to attract skilled workers from interstate and overseas.
Read More

Salary thresholds, Superannuation, and Immigration Fees to Rise from 1 July

As of 1 July 2025, key changes have taken effect, including higher skilled visa income thresholds, increased superannuation, and updated fees for visas, citizenship, and tribunals.
Read More

Absolute Immigration welcomes new Office for Multicultural Affairs

Absolute Immigration Group welcomes the new Office for Multicultural Affairs as a crucial step towards supporting Australia’s multicultural communities.
Read More

The Review of Australia’s Immigration System & Immediate Changes Announced  

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May 3, 2023

Our immigration experts Jamie Lingham, Majlinda Lulo, Alex Kaufman, and Jannaha Schillaci, gave viewers an overview of the recent Review of Australia’s Immigration System & immediate changes announced by the Government.

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Removal of age restrictions for 457 visa holders to PR

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April 12, 2022

Our immigration expert Majlinda Lulo, Chief Migration Strategist, and our Immigration Director, Belinda Man, gave viewers an overview of the recent announcement for 457 visa holders who are aged over 45 years. The age restriction has been removed which opens doors to PR for many 457 visa holders.

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Update of recent ENS changes to TSS visa holders

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April 1, 2022

Majlinda Lulo, Chief Migration Strategist, gave viewers an overview of the recent announcement to ENS changes for TSS visa holders.

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Australian Immigration Compliance for the IT Industry

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December 1, 2021

Majlinda Lulo, Chief Migration Strategist, and Belinda Man, Immigration Director, provided some great insights specifically for the healthcare sector along with suggested strategies of recruiting abroad.

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Australian Immigration Update – Regional Visa Pathways in Australia

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November 11, 2021

Majlinda Lulo, Chief Migration Strategist, and Belinda Man, Immigration Director, provided some great insights specifically for the healthcare sector along with suggested strategies of recruiting abroad.

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Australian Immigration Update for the Healthcare industry

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November 9, 2021

Majlinda Lulo, Chief Migration Strategist, and Belinda Man, Immigration Director, provided some great insights specifically for the healthcare sector along with suggested strategies of recruiting abroad.

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Australian Immigration Update for the Hospitality sector

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October 29, 2021

Jamie Lingham, CEO & Global Migration Leader, and Belinda Man, Immigration Director, provide an overview of recent trends and changes, impacts on the workforce, industries experiencing critical shortages, and what their outlook is for immigration in Australia.

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Australian Immigration Update

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October 22, 2021

Jamie Lingham, CEO & Global Migration Leader, and Belinda Man, Immigration Director, provide an overview of recent trends and changes, impacts on the workforce, industries experiencing critical shortages, and what their outlook is for immigration in Australia.

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NZ Immigration Update

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September 23, 2021

Arno Nothnagel, our NZ Immigration Director and Trinity Li, our NZ Immigration Strategist, hosted a webinar to provide an update on NZ’s immigration situation.

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Changes to New Zealand Temporary Work visas

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May 11, 2021

The New Zealand Government has announced some changes to Temporary Work visas that include the introduction of a new employer accreditation, a

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Investing in your future

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April 16, 2021

If you are seeking an opportunity to integrate both your commercial and lifestyle interests, Australia or New Zealand could be right for

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What changes are expected from Immigration New Zealand?

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March 30, 2021

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) hosted an invite-only webinar where we found out about potential changes to immigration, border restrictions, and visa processing

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WA construction workforce boosted with $37.5M investment

The Cook Government is investing $37.5 million to expand WA’s construction workforce through new apprenticeship subsidies and extended incentives to attract skilled workers from interstate and overseas.
Read More

Salary thresholds, Superannuation, and Immigration Fees to Rise from 1 July

As of 1 July 2025, key changes have taken effect, including higher skilled visa income thresholds, increased superannuation, and updated fees for visas, citizenship, and tribunals.
Read More

Absolute Immigration welcomes new Office for Multicultural Affairs

Absolute Immigration Group welcomes the new Office for Multicultural Affairs as a crucial step towards supporting Australia’s multicultural communities.
Read More

New Multi-Factor Authentication Requirements for ImmiAccount

From 18 June 2025, all ImmiAccount users must enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) using either an authenticator app or email token, as required by the Department of Home Affairs.
Read More

Visa processing delays impacting businesses and migrants

Employers and migrants are facing significant delays across a range of Australian visa categories, including the subclass 482 visa, subclass 400 visa, and permanent residence applications.
Read More

Beyond immigration: the real drivers of Australia’s housing shortage

Australia’s housing crisis is driven by supply issues and economic policy, not just immigration. As businesses depend on overseas talent, relocation support is vital for attracting and retaining skilled workers.
Read More

Ensuring immigration compliance when employing foreign workers

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August 1, 2023

Our Immigration Director of Absolute Immigration Legal, Alex Kaufman, offers great insights for businesses to ensure their operations stay compliant and meet all their sponsorship obligations.

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Utilising the new Labour Agreement for the Hospitality sector

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May 24, 2022

Jamie Lingham, our founder and Global Immigration Leader of Absolute Immigration provides the hospitality sector with an outline of what the new Labour Agreement entails and how to utilise it.

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Our Team continues to grow!

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May 4, 2022

We are excited to make some announcements and introductions as our team of PEOPLE expand in response to our growing business.

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Visa holders to be tip of the spear for economic recovery

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February 9, 2022

"With the recent announcement of Australia’s borders reopening (on Feb 21), coupled with other immigration initiatives announced, we hope this will bring much needed help and manpower to Australia", Jamie Lingham, CEO and Global Immigration Leader, Absolute Immigration.

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Acknowledging R U Ok? Day – Thursday 9 September 2021

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September 9, 2021

Today our organization came together to acknowledge R U Ok? Day.  With everyone in lockdown (Melbourne, Sydney, and Auckland), it was more relevant than ever to talk about the significance of this annual date and understand how to reach out to those that might be struggling.

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Jamie Lingham is Leading Remotely

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September 9, 2021

With his very own Instagram hashtag - #leadingremotely – Jamie has been away for 4 months and driven 10,000km’s in that time….with no return date in sight. With so many adventures already under his belt that he’s sharing with his family, here are some wise words from our leader, working remotely in outback Australia

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R U Ok? Day – Thursday 9 September 2021

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September 9, 2021

Remember, a conversation could change a life.

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Meet our new team members!

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September 8, 2021

Over the last four months, we have welcomed eight new team members. Meet them here!

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WA construction workforce boosted with $37.5M investment

The Cook Government is investing $37.5 million to expand WA’s construction workforce through new apprenticeship subsidies and extended incentives to attract skilled workers from interstate and overseas.
Read More

Messages of support

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November 17, 2020

We’ve been supporting each other through the lockdown and as we move into the new COVID normal world. From all of us

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