Australia-skilled migration

Question 1

population total

Answer 1

25.7 million

Question 2

how many live in urban areas?

Answer 2

89%

Question 3

fertility rate

Answer 3

1.9%

Question 4

the programme

Answer 4

• response to economic conditions and the labour market
• focused on highly skilled and high value occupations
• demand driven rather than supply
• complementary to Australian training and employment programmes

Question 5

General requirements

Answer 5

• employer sponsored
• recent employment in a nominated occupation (in demand e.g. mining)
• English language skills
• recognised skills and qualifications e.g degree
• have good character and health with age restrictions for some visas

Question 6

criticisms

Answer 6

-asylum seekers make desperate decision to undertake a perilous ocean voyage from Indonesia to Australia

Question 7

response to problem of asylum seekers

Answer 7

Australia agreed with papa new guinea to re-open offshore processing

• Nov 2012- send asylum seekers from Christmas island
• 19th July- all asylum seekers arriving in by boat are resettled in Papa New Guinea rather than Australia
• Papa new guinea has high rates of unemployment, serious rates of violence and general intolerance for outsiders