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Government tightens security on border protection

Immigration minister Scott Morrison has announced a new internal taskforce designed to seek out corruption within Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) will be introduced in order to tighten security on Australia’s borders. The implementation of Task Force Pharos follows a number of measures announced by the ABPCS Chief Executive Officer earlier this year, each designed

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Unauthorised DIBP website flagged

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection is warning web users against a fraudulent copycat website posing as an official Departmental site, under the web address www.immigovau.co. A Departmental spokesperson labelled the unauthorised site as a well-camouflaged fake that mimics the appearance and layout of the official webpage, and urged web users to avoid it.

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Government announces new streamlined process for Student Visas

Education Minister Christopher Pyne and Immigration Minister Scott Morrison have released a joint media release heralding an overhaul of the Student Visa Assessment Level Framework from early 2014. The changes include: A reduction in the number of assessment levels from five to three (AL1, AL2 and AL3). Re-classification of countries and education sectors currently subject

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