industry

Foreigners working on vessels in Australia's multi-billion dollar offshore oil and gas industry must now have a visa to do so, the country's highest court has decided. Until now, non-Australians working resources installations have been able to work without needing a visa but the court decision...

Australia is known for many things including beaches, weather, kangaroos and koalas but it would seem that what many Australians like is the country's aviation industry. New research has found that 46% of Australians want to work in the aviation sector including both men and women, all age...

Ahead of the general election in Australia in July tourism officials are reminding politicians how important the industry is to the country's economy and calling for visa costs to be slashed. In particular the Tourism and Transport Forum Australia (TTF) is calling on all of Australia's...

The Australian state of Tasmania has launched an international campaign to attract dairy farmers from around the world to move to the island off the country's south coast. DairyTas, part of the Australian farmers organisation Dairy Australia, is particularly interested in farmers from the UK...

In recent times a lot has been written about Australia's resources and energy sectors and whether they can continue to provide jobs as the economy has slowed. However, the latest Resources and Energy Quarterly from the Chief Economist of the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science...

There has been a lot of talk recently about the demise of the resources industry in Australia but a new natural gas project off the coast of Western Australia could be set to boost the sector. The Gorgon LNG facility at Barrow Island is the largest ever private sector investment in Australia...

Hey, I am studying Editorial and Advertising Photography at University at the moment, and hoping to practice food photography in the real world... in Aus, after I graduate in 2007! However I noticed that Photography isn't on the Skilled Occupations List (SOL) which concerns me about entering...

Hi everyone, I'm basicaly a newbie to the forum so I hope this question is in the right place. Basicaly, I'm looking for advice and your opinions on purchasing an already established business in Australia. I am a citizen and I hold an Oz passport, however, I've never even been to Australia! I...

There is massive opposition to the high number of so called fly in, fly out workers being employed on mining projects in Queensland, an academic study shows. The largest survey ever conducted in Australia by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) reveals that increasing reliance by the...

Tourism in Australia is expected to continue to thrive and create jobs in a growing industry that is a vital part of the economy, according to a new report. Tourism is most important economically in the Central Northern Territory, Phillip Island in Victoria, the Whitsundays in Queensland and...