Tuesday, February 09, 2010 CANBERRA: Australian immigration laws were changed to attract people working in higher-skilled jobs, the Australian Immigration Minister said. Immigration Minister Chris Evans suggested that Australia had enough cooks and hairdressers and that the country needed immigrants with other skills. "When we came into government, we were taking hairdressers from overseas in front of doctors and nurses, it didn't make any sense," he said Evans said the ministry had cancelled some 20,000 applications that were filled in before 2007. The applicants would have their fees refunded, he added. The new job list will focus on higher skilled jobs such as engineers, doctors and nurses, Evans said. "We don't want people coming in and adding to the unemployed queue, we want people who will have the skills to get a job in the skilled area that we are looking for," he said. Studying in Australia used to give an opportunity for many foreign
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