Australian visas should go to younger skilled migrants and we should pay them more, Grattan Institute says (II)
Skilled migrant intake has gone in the ‘wrong direction’ The Grattan Institute’s economic policy program director, Brendan Coates, says recent federal government decisions have taken Australia in the wrong direction. “Historically, skilled migration has been working really well for us,” he says. “But changes in the permanent intake recently have shifted us away from selecting younger skilled people who […]
Australian visas should go to younger skilled migrants and we should pay them more, Grattan Institute says
When Australia’s borders reopen to migrants there is an opportunity to change the makeup of people accepted to work and live in our nation permanently. Key points: Think tank the Grattan Institute and others are calling for a revamp of Australia’s skilled migration program The report suggests that post-COVID, Australia should shift from taking older workers with less […]
Travelogue; The boat to Zanzibar by Wale Okediran
At exactly 9.35 on a sunny Tanzanian morning, the lovely lady with the elegant topside, firm beautiful waist and an adorable deck, blew her horn and eased off the Dar es Salaam Ferry Station. Leaving a foamy billowing of sea water in her wake, the ‘Lady of Zanzibar’, the brightly painted 554 passenger ferry slowly […]
Travelogue; A mission to Togo by Wale Okediran
“You will be met at the airport” I had been told. As such, I was slightly worried when on arrival at the Gnassingbe Eyadema International Airport (Aéroport International Gnassingbé Eyadéma – AIGE), Lome that balmy afternoon, I discovered that none of the masked faces that milled around the arrival hall had come for me. Matters […]
A weekend in Kumasi by Wale Okediran
Accra, Ghana. Early Morning. Breakfast was the same. One Cedi of Koko (Corn Pap), two of Kwose (Akara). As a regular customer at the popular roadside restaurant at Dome Pillar 2, the woman gave me one extra akara. I thanked her. I enjoyed the food. The Pap was hot and thick while the well spiced […]
The train to Moscow by Wale Okediran
I was a long way from home and after a few days watching soccer and sightseeing in Saint Petersburg, I would be heading north by train to the Russian capital city of Moscow. The following days up in Moscow would be busy days filled with travelling mostly by the Metro, watching more soccer, sight- seeing […]
Travelogue; A memory of Rwanda by Wale Okediran
Breakfast at the Soko Restaurant of the Marriott Hotel in the Nyarugenge District of Kigali on that June morning was a feast. Apart from the vibrant and airy environment of the atrium style Restaurant, the large array of African and Continental dishes on display was a gastronomic delight. Having missed dinner the previous night due […]
