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In an action labelled "ludicrous", the NSW Labor Party has implemented a new policy which charges overseas IT professionals thousands of dollars to educate their children while working in Sydney.
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The Australian Computer Society is mulling over a report on IT migration, refusing to be pressured into prematurely announcing its results. This, says Fran Foo, is a good move.
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The Australian Computer Society plans to meet government officials to highlight the urgent need for immigration reform but its proposal lacks substantive data and this could only hurt the society.
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