We will be building a list of links to relevant resources here. Feel free to reply to the thread with your own (non-commercial) links. If you have any questions please post a new thread rather than replying here.

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Department of Immigration - the place to start for any visa or immigration related issue.

Partner Migration Booklet - Essential reading for anyone sponsoring their partner in a marriage, de facto or inter-dependent relationship.

Skilled – Independent (Migrant) visa (subclass 175) - visa for people with qualifications and work experience in occupations that are in demand in Australia.

Points test - Points test for the main applicant of the Skilled migration visa

How to apply for State Sponsorship in Queensland

Live in Victoria - information and advice for migrating to Melbourne and regional Victoria, including career, lifestyle and immigration opportunities.

Professionals and other Skilled Migrants - Workers - Visas & Immigration
A good page within immi site, showing the Skilled Occupations Link and also Visa Options - you could say looking at immigration in the skilled stream starts here.

Working Holiday Visas
Working Holiday Visa (Subclass 417) All the info about visa for mixing work and the holiday.

Immigration Booklets - select the one relevant to your visa and read thoroughly - Information Booklets - Applications & Forms - Visas & Immigration

Employer Sponsored Visas including 457
Skilled Workers Temporary Visa Options - Employer Sponsored Workers - Workers - Visas & Immigration

Retirement Visa (subclass 405)
Investor Retirement (Subclass 405)

IMPORTANT IMIGRATION CHANGES FOR 2009 RE PRIORITY PROCESSING
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/gener...on-program.pdf
Reading betwen the lines, the priority aproach wil be used to control imigration numbers and any aspiring imigrants are urged to always read the latest developments that get listed on w.imi.gov.au

457 Visa Applications Tightening of Regulations/Control
Government has announced changes for 457 Visas effective 01 April 2009
. http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/medi...09/ce09034.htm

APPLICATIONS Checklist175 Visa for this one - http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/gener..._checklist.pdf
But it is typical of checklists, possibly the single best value form for all applications, the checklist itself having links to explanatory information.