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At the recently concluded federal elections in Australia, immigration has been one of the key issues tackled by the contending parties. And with this one finally over, it is time to look back and see what the points that have been raised are. And it is also time to look at how the new administration will handle the issue. Here, one of the biggest issues that has made the rounds of panel discussions and debates is that of immigration cuts. It is interesting to note that both the Labor Party's Julia Gillard (the current Prime Minister) and Liberal's Tony Abbott agreed that the country's immigration intake must be lowered. They argued that this one is necessary to ensure that the country would still be able to sustain its growing population. However, the two greatly differ on in the manner at which they believe that this cuts are to be implemented. Abbott sees that an immigration cut must be implemented immediately. He also argues that significant numbers must be s...

Australian business visa holders have always been keen in getting the latest business news from the country. After all, these would certainly affect their own transactions in some way or another. And with the many things that has been happening in the country's business scene, For those in the telecommunications industry, one of the biggest buzz in the past few months was the transactions made by Telstra. If you are not familiar with the company, Telstra is the single largest telecommunications company in the country. In recent years, the company has undergone significant efforts to get into the international market. With that, it has acquired several foreign companies and expanded its operations. One of these foreign companies is the internet service SouFun. SouFun is a Chines online company specializing in property advertisements. Telstra acquired the company in the early 2000's and has since operated it under Sensis, its wholly owned subsidiary. Just recently, T...