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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15056797/India-migration-Australia-Albanese-Labor-Charlton.html

In the latest official photograph of Anthony Albanese's desk, a book sits prominently on his shelf called 'Australia's Pivot to India'.

Written by his high-flying Cabinet Secretary Andrew Charlton, the 2023 release argues that deepening ties between Australia and India is a 'national imperative,' highlighting the economic, cultural and political influence of the country's fast-growing diaspora.

'India's rise will also change Australia,' Dr Charlton, who sold his advisory firm to Accenture in 2020 for a reported $35 million, predicted.

'Today the Indian diaspora has blossomed into an extraordinary community, numbering more than one million Australians – nearly one in twenty-five Australians has Indian heritage.

'And Indian Australians are by far the fastest growing ethnic group. The Indian diaspora is making an enormous contribution to Australia and helping to cultivate a fruitful relationship with one of the world's emerging superpowers.'

But not every body feels the same way.

The nationwide anti-immigration rallies last weekend were marred by neo-Nazis and demonstrators espousing anti-Indian racism, with one flyer claiming that increased Indian immigration was about 'replacement, plain and simple'.

Anne Aly, the minister for multicultural affairs, revealed she had spoken to members of the Indian-Australian community in the aftermath who claimed 'they did not feel safe and they did not feel secure.

'I want to say to Indian Australians, this is our message: you do not have to justify your belonging in this country,' she told Question Time.

'We know you, we value you, we thank you for everything you have contributed to Australia '

Yet, the situation was inflamed on Thursday when Senator Jacinta Price suggested - falsely - that Labor was bringing in migrants 'from particular countries over others' to secure votes, citing India as an example.

Senator Price's subsequent doubling down - despite the Opposition's desperate attempts to clarify her statements - have only served to damage the Coalition's relationship with the Indian community.

The pivot

Dr Charlton's book also examines voting patterns among Indian Australians, citing a Carnegie Endowment survey which found 43 per cent identified with Labor, compared to 26 per cent for the Coalition.

'Traditionally, many migrants tended to support Labor, partly because Labor seemed to be on the side of diversity and was naturally stronger in the outer suburbs where many migrants settled,' Dr Charlton wrote.

He added that 'modern Australia provides more space for migrants to integrate without assimilation,' creating 'more authentic hyphenated identities'.

Albanese endorsed the book and appeared at its launch, cracking a joke about how he features on the cover next to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, both men smiling and waving.

'I'm very pleased to be here to launch Andrew Charlton's new book. To be fair, he did put me on the cover. But the inside is even better,' Albanese quipped.

In recent weeks, however, Albanese has faced criticism over unfounded claims that Labor is bringing more Indian migrants to Australia to shore up votes from what some describe as a Labor-friendly group.

In its first term, the Albanese government signed a migration and mobility agreement with India to increase migration flows between the two countries.

Earlier this month, Labor also announced it would raise next year's intake of international students by 25,000, with Indians making up the second-largest cohort.

The move, combined with a relaxation of English-language requirements, has been welcomed by Indian migration agents and student groups.

Voting patterns

But critics argue the policy could give Labor an electoral advantage, given the community's voting record.

According to Redbridge pollster Kos Samaras, up to 85 per cent of Australia's Indian community in certain regions voted Labor at the last federal election.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15083661/Sussan-Ley-sack-Jacinta-Nampijinpa-Price.html

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has been sacked by the Leader of the Federal Opposition, Sussan Ley, a week after her controversial comments on mass migration

The senator had faced backlash last week after accusing Labor of bringing in 'large numbers' of Indian migrants to help boost its vote.

Several senior Coalition figures had subsequently called on Price to apologise, but she remained firm until Wednesday evening when she announced that she had been asked to step down from her ministerial role.

  Just don't criticise the "cash cows" or get fired. Pretend they're gunna have nothing but a positive impact on the community?!

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https://youtu.be/gwfLWKhH7_c

It's all true. Labour Govt importing their voters at our expense.

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https://www.noticer.news/indians-turn-to-australia-trump-h1b-fee/

Indians are expected to rush to apply for a recently added Australian permanent visa as a result of Donald Trump imposing a US$100,000 annual fee for high-skilled H-1B visas

The US president said on Friday he was raising the fee, which is now just US$215, in an effort to make tech companies hire local workers instead of immigrants, and the increase is set to disproportionately affect Indians, who make up 71% of approved visas. Chinese are next on 11.7.

The announcement sparked panic in India, where prices for flights to the US doubled as visa holders rushed to return before the September 21 deadline, while tech firms like Amazon (the top H-1B recipient with more than 10,000 a year) and Microsoft warned employees with H-1Bs not to leave the US. The White House has since clarified that the fee would only apply to new applicants.

The fee hike has also led to predictions that India will benefit from retaining its most skilled workers, and according to local Indian media outlet The Australia Today the Albanese government's National Innovation Visa (NIV) is also likely to be seen as an attractive alternative to the H-1B.

The permanent visa, introduced in December last year, requires applicants to have an "internationally recognised record of exceptional and outstanding achievement" in a profession, academia and research, the arts or sport.

The NIV comes with permanent residency, work and study rights, Medicare enrolment, sponsorship of relatives, and, when eligible, application for Australian citizenship, and costs just under $5,000.

"Unlike the increasingly prohibitive H-1B, the NIV prioritises high-calibre talent and leadership and actively encourages those who can make measurable contributions to Australia's future prosperity," academic and The Australia Today co-founder Amit Sarwal wrote on Saturday.

"The timing could not be better. India has a vast pool of highly skilled professionals accustomed to working in technology, healthcare, and research-intensive sectors.

Meanwhile, Australia's welcoming immigration framework for top-tier talent and its stable, high-quality ecosystem for research and innovation make it an attractive alternative for those now facing prohibitive fees and uncertainty in the US."

The H-1B changes come after it was revealed that Australia's permanent migration program, which is capped at 185,000 a year, was bringing in far fewer offshore permanent migrants than expected – just 12% of the intake in the 2023-24 financial year.

The Albanese government and the previous Coalition government have signed three major deals with India since 2022 that have contributed to record levels of Indian immigrants arriving in Australia.

The Indian-born population of Australia was 916,330 as of June 30 last year, up from 95,000 in 2001, according to the latest official estimates, in addition to another 200,971 "second-generation migrants" born in Australia with Indian ancestry, and 113,947 "secondary migrants" who were born in other countries but have Indian ancestry.

This puts the Indian diaspora at about 1.23 million, and the Indian-born population is expected to hit 1.1 million in 2026 as high immigration levels continue, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

  We are well and truely getting  "Curried away"! Expect your workforce to get full of these stinky shonks! Expect to compete with them in every way possible.