Sydney Airport

Sydney Airport has a reputation around the world for exceptionally high levels of passenger service as well as outstanding facilities for airlines and other aviation-related businesses. 

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The University of Colombo establishes a new partnership with Massey University, New Zealand

A high-profile delegation from Massey University, New Zealand, visited the University of Colombo on the 21st of August 2012, to formally sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the two universities. The delegation was headed by the Vice-Chancellor of Massey University, the Honourable Steve Maharey, and also included Professor Tony Norris, Professor Mark Brown, Mr. Arthur Chin, and Mr. Nick Nelson. The Vice-Chancellor and Deans of the University of Colombo met with the delegates at the Senate Hall and discussed the possibility of international partnerships between the two universities, including PhD supervision and student exchange programmes as potential avenues of collaboration. .

Melbourne Tops Livability List

Melbourne Tops Livability List

Melbourne has edged out Austria's capital Vienna to claim the Global Liveability Survey title of the best city in the world to live in for the second year running.

The global liveability survey is an annual list compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Survey editor Jon Copestake says that while Melbourne enjoys top bragging rights, there is little separating the top Australian cities.

"Australian cities continue to thrive in terms of liveability. Not only do they benefit from the natural advantages of low population density, but they have continued to improve with some high profile infrastructure investments," Copestake said in a statement.

Melbourne's score of 97.5 per cent is close to the perfect score, with the city only losing points for climate, culture and petty crime.

Copestake said the impact of the Arab Spring and the Euro zone crisis were significant factors in the 2012 global rankings.
The survey measures cities across five categories: stability, health care, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. It surveyed 140 cities worldwide.

The world's top 10 most liveable cities:

1. Melbourne, Australia.
2. Vienna, Austria.
3. Vancouver, Canada.
4. Toronto, Canada.
5. Calgary, Canada.
5. (Equal) Adelaide, Australia.
7. Sydney, Australia.
8. Helsinki, Finland.
9. Perth, Australia.
10. Auckland, New Zealand.

Source: The Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Survey 2012.

Authorized panel of doctors for Australia

Immigration Panel Doctors

A Panel doctor is a doctor or a radiologist who has been appointed by the Australian Government to perform medical examinations on visa applicants who have applied from outside Australia.
Medical examinations conducted overseas are generally only acceptable if conducted by Panel doctors. More information is available about the health examination for visa applicants and attending a Panel doctor.

Panel Doctors

Colombo

Medical and Radiology Clinic
Asiri Surgical Hospital
21-25 Kirimandela Mawatha
Colombo 5
Telephone: +94 11 452 4400
Fax: +94 11 452 7311
Doctor(s):
Dr Deepamali Wimalasena
Dr Geetha Preethi Liyanage
Dr James Jayantha Thambar
Dr Dilini Natasha Peiris

Australia needs 800,000 workers in next 5 years

Australia needs 800,000 workers in next 5 years

August 13th, 2012

Australia must find 800,000 new workers over the next five years to ensure economic growth says a new report.
The call for more workers comes as a surge in service industries eclipses the resources boom, forcing employers to redouble efforts to find skilled staff. The Gillard government has been warned of a coming structural shift in the jobs market as demand grows for professional skills, offsetting the expected loss of another 85,000 manufacturing positions.
The government analysis, obtained by The Australian, is being taken to business executives to shape new policies aimed at increasing the labour supply in key service industries that show the strongest growth. In a danger sign for workers with no training, the number of low-skill jobs is tipped to rise by barely 10,000 a year over the forecast period, making up just 7 per cent of all new jobs created.A regional shift is forecast as Queensland outstrips other parts of the country in job-creation, adding 220,000 positions compared with about 190,000 in NSW, 180,000 in Victoria, 150,000 in Western Australia and 50,000 in South Australia.

Federal Employment Minister Bill Shorten received the analysis from his department last week, and is using it to start policy talks with executives in service industries, where demand for workers is greatest.Mr Shorten is citing the figures to take aim at critics of the Fair Work Act, warning that employers will have to do more to attract the best staff.
“If the demand for skilled workers increases, the person with the skills is going to be able to choose the job they want,” Mr Shorten told The Australian. “It makes the IR debate look very old-fashioned.”

Countering assumptions about the source of new jobs, the findings show the service industries will need more workers than any other part of the economy, even as the resources sector continues to grow.
While mine companies will need about 100,000 new workers over the next five years, healthcare and social assistance employers will need 240,000 staff and professional services companies will require 110,000. Education, tourism, retail and financial services will all create new jobs as the manufacturing sector shrinks.
“Employment growth for most states will be dominated by healthcare  and social assistance, construction and professional, scientific and  technical services industries,” the report says. “In Western Australia,  not surprisingly, mining is projected to provide the most new jobs.”

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Federal Employment Minister Bill Shorten received the analysis from his department last week, and is using it to start policy talks with executives in service industries, where demand for workers is greatest.
Mr Shorten is citing the figures to take aim at critics of the Fair Work Act, warning that employers will have to do more to attract the best staff.
“If the demand for skilled workers increases, the person with the skills is going to be able to choose the job they want,” Mr Shorten told The Australian. “It makes the IR debate look very old-fashioned.”

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