Australian Immigration Law Updates: Key Changes as of 1 July
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Minimum Wage to Increase from 1 July 2024
On 3 June 2024, the Fair Work Commission announced a 3.75% increase to the minimum award wages and the National Minimum Wage. Accordingly, on and from 1 July 2024: the minimum wages in modern awards will be increased by 3.75%; and the National Minimum Wage will be increased from $23.23 per hour (or $882.80 per
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The Implications of the 2024-25 Federal Budget on Skilled Migration
From extended planning horizons to streamlined visa processes, stay informed about the key changes shaping overseas talent acquisition in the 2024-25 Federal Budget with our latest legal alert.
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Major Aged Care case alert – Pay rises of up to 28.5% for direct care employees
On 15 March 2024, the Fair Work Commission (Commission) handed down its decision in the ‘work value case’ (Decision), which resulted in a significant uplift in pay for award covered direct care employees. The Decision concerned three applications to vary modern awards to increase the minimum wages of aged care sector staff covered by the:
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Minimum salary for sponsored workers increases from 1 July 2023
%%excerpt%% Being raised for the first time since 2013, from 1 July 2023, the Australian Government will increase the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) from $53,900 to $70,000.
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Streamlined Pathway to Australian Citizenship for Eligible New Zealand Citizens
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Minister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neil, and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Andrew Giles, announced a new direct pathway to Australian Citizenship for eligible New Zealand citizens this week. For so long New Zealand citizens have languished in Australia on 444 or Special Category Visas (SCV’s); indefinite visas without
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New Legislation Makes It Quicker and Easier for First Responders Suffering From PTSD to Receive Treatment and Compensation
The Queensland Parliament amended the Workers Compensation & Rehabilitation Act 2003 (the Act) so that, from that day forward, first responders suffering from PTSD have a quicker and easier pathway to access treatment.
Removal of Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) Exemption for Deceased Estates
Anyone that practices in estate planning or estate administration needs to urgently familiarise themselves with the recent legislative changes to the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulation 2015 (Cth) (Regulations).
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Part 2 – Queensland government provides certainty for landlords and tenants: Dispute resolution processes
Further to our article titled Part 1 – Queensland government provides certainty for landlords and tenants: Leasing applicability and negotiation principles where we noted, on 28 May 2020, the Queensland Government released the long awaited Retail Shop Leases and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020 (the Regulation). The purpose of the Regulation is
Part 1 – Queensland government provides certainty for landlords and tenants: Leasing applicability and negotiation principles
On 28 May 2020, the Queensland Government released the long awaited Retail Shop Leases and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020 (the Regulation). The purpose of the Regulation is to give effect to the Commonwealth Government’s National Cabinet Mandatory Code of Conduct and to establish a process for resolving disputes between parties during