Tag: Global Talent Scheme

Tech visa scheme to be reviewed

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The twelve-month pilot of a Global Talent Scheme for tech-focused visas will be continued past its looming finish date as the federal government conducts a review of the scheme’s...

First global talent visa is issued

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There has been movement in the startup stream of the government’s struggling Global Talent Scheme, with Queensland-based Gilmour Space Technologies becoming the first to be granted a visa under...

Talent scheme fails on startup visas

Posted on   |  by James Riley
No visas have been issued for startups under the Global Talent Scheme with only four months left in the one year pilot. Documents released under the Freedom of Information...

Global Talent on the radar: MYEFO

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A new $13 million global talent scheme program has been unveiled by the federal government, providing fast-tracked visas to STEM-focused companies, following the launch of a pilot program earlier...

SafetyCulture nabs first talent visa

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The first visa has been issued under the government’s new Global Talent Scheme, a quarter of the way into the 12-month pilot program. Queensland-based tech scale-up SafetyCulture recently received...

New visa targets global talent

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government’s new innovation visa pilot program has officially kicked off, allowing Australian companies to offer four-year visas to highly-skilled tech workers from around the world. The Global...

Yet another startup definition

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There are growing calls for the federal government to standardise the way it defines a startup for its grants and support programs, after it announced a new “startup authority”...