abstract:It is estimated that humans first arrived in Australia approximately 51,000 years ago when ancestors of Australian Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders arrived on the continent via the islands of Maritime Southeast Asia and New Guinea. Contact between aboriginal Australians and south Asian people, over the last 5000 years, led to interbreeding, and probably contributed to cultural change.
IELTSInternationalsays the test measures true-to-lifeabilitytocommunicate in Englishfor education, immigration, and employment. Institutions in Britain and Australia jointly developed it.
In a statement, Australia's immigration department says the artists invited to Brisbane were from a studio that operates under the guidance of North Korea's leader,Kim Jong-il.
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The government's openness to wealthy foreigners contrasts with its approach more generally toimmigration, a polarizing topic in Australia, particularly ahead of an election only four months away.
The government's openness to wealthy foreigners from China and elsewhere is in contrast to its approach more generally toimmigration, a polarizing topic in Australia particularly ahead of an election only four months away.
Philip Ruddock, Australia's immigration minister, claims that 10, 000 more people from the Middle East are preparing to catch boats from Asia toAustralia.