The Australian Government recently announced that 182 skills are eligible for permanent residency through skilled migration scheme. These skills include construction project manager, engineers, medical and dental professionals, nurses, accountants and auditors, architects and surveyors, agricultural professionals, IT and communication professionals, carpenters and plasterers, bricklayer, mechanics (motor, lift, air-conditioning), plumber, locksmith, electricians, welders etc
Please consult The Migration Doctor TM to determine your eligibility.
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says he will slash migrant intake by 130,000 under a coalition government.
Mr Abbott said his cuts would mean Australia would accept no more than 170,000 immigrants a year, reducing Australia's annual population growth to 1.4 per cent from more than two per cent, focusing on immigrants who will make a contribution to Australia and who are likely to be proud of their new nationality.
An incoming coalition government would maintain skilled migration numbers within the 170,000 a year limit by cracking down on dubious applicants.
And in echoes of former prime minister John Howard, Mr Abbott said: "We will determine who comes to our country and the circumstances under which they come."
Watch this space for further development as election campaign ensues.





