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The new CSL shows that that all trades occupations (ASCO Group 4) have been removed except:

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer – Avionics
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Aircraft Maintenance Engineer – Mechanical
Electronic Equipment Trades
Gasfitter
Wall and Floor Tiler

The new Critical Skills List (CSL) is now on the DIAC website at: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/pdf/critical-skills-list.pdf

DIAC [...]

An article in the The Australian newspaper today (6.3.09) by Stephen Lunn has finally contributed some balance to the recent and ongoing debate in the Australian political and media arena that current immigration intake poses a threat to job protection for Australians and that not reducing immigration quota will lead to a negative effect on efforts the government makes to reduce unemployment in [...]

Hello,

I found this video really helpful in understanding how the credit crisis came about.  The explanations and animation given by Jonathan Jarvis, the author and producer, really simplify this economic catastrophe and that has been really difficult to understand by the majority of the general population around the world.

Cheerio,

Mege Dalton

The Crisis of Credit Visualized [...]