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General information about Australian immigration requirements including working visas can be found through the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA) web site: see http://www.immi.gov.au/.
Many areas of Regional Australia face special shortages of skilled labour.For that reason, the Australian Government has introduced the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme.
Administered by DIMA, the scheme allows employers in regional or low population growth areas of Australia to fill skilled positions that they are unable to fill from the local labour market. Any employer can participate except those located in the metropolitan areas of Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne and Perth. The position being offered to the migrant must be full-time and for a minimum of two years.
For more information go to http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/regional-employment/contacts.htm. This includes contact details for state bodies that prospective migrants can approach.
Propsective migrants should also consider applying to the Skill Matching Database. Also adminstered by DIMA, this assists employers to identify prospective skilled employees from overseas. The Skill Matching Database contains the educational, employment and work details of around 6000 skilled people representing more than 300 trades and professions.
The database is available through the DIMA website at http://www.immi.gov.au/skills/index.htm.