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Key Migration Changes Announced by Minister Tony Burke
Key Migration Changes Announced by Minister Tony Burke Today, at the National Press Club, Immigration Minister Tony Burke outlined a range of proposed changes to Australia's migration system. While many of these reforms are still being developed and details are yet to...
Can Your Business Sponsor an Overseas Worker?
At MSM Legal, we assist businesses of all sizes and across a range of industries to sponsor skilled workers to work in Australia. One of the most common misconceptions we hear is that only large companies can sponsor overseas workers. In fact, businesses of different...
Understanding Regional Migration Pathways: Subclasses 491, 494 and 191
Australia's regional migration program provides skilled migrants with a pathway from a provisional regional visa to permanent residence. The key visas in this pathway are: Subclass 491 – Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa Subclass 494 – Skilled Employer...
A win against exit trafficking: an overlooked federal crime
Earlier this year, I was approached to act as a pro bono solicitor for Maya*. Maya had been tricked by her husband into leaving Australia for what she believed would be a short family visit to their home country. Once she had departed, he intended to leave her there...
Cases of exit trafficking on the rise
Family, domestic and sexual violence is a major welfare issue in Australia, occurring across all socioeconomic and demographic groups. However, we acknowledge that these issues affect women and children at disproportionate rates. In late 2025, the Australian Federal...
What is visa abuse?
Family and Domestic Violence can happen to anyone. Family violence is both outlined by the Department of Home Affairs and in local state-based legislation. Today, we will review visa abuse, a form of family violence. The use of visa abuse by perpetrators of domestic...