Jobs in Australia

Australia needs skilled people to drive its development. Our booming economy and low unemployment means we will always need to look offshore to fill the demand for specialist talent and skills.

Looking for skilled people
Australian immigration officials recently announced that the planned quota for the 2007-08 Skilled Migration stream would be boosted by 5,000, resulting in a total of 102,500 places now on offer for skilled workers looking to gain employment in Australia.

This news cements Australia’s commitment to maintaining their first class skilled migration system, with a booming economy and unemployment levels at a 32 year low making the need for skilled Brits and South Africans such a necessity to the country’s continued success.

Find out if you meet the criteria for moving to Australia and check out the roles that employers will be offering at the next expo.


A shortage of skilled workers, particularly in healthcare and trades, remains a major concern for Australia and the Government has raised its skilled immigration intake to the highest levels since 1930.

Australian Visa Bureau, 11 January 2007

The Federal Government said it would boost the number of skilled migrants by 20,000 in 2007 to stem a growing skilled labour shortage.

Human Resources Magazine, 12 July 2006

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