Asia Sentinel

Asia Sentinel

New Australian Law Endangers Thousands of Migration Experts

New regulation may cost registered migration agents their jobs

Sep 11, 2020
∙ Paid
2
Share

By: Murray Hunter

Australia’s lawyers appear to be the beneficiaries of a stunning coup that puts their lay competition out of business in the lucrative practice of guiding the 200,000-odd annual migrants through the complicated task of gaining entry to the country.

Industry sources estimate the migration advice industry was worth almost A$1 billion in …

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Asia Sentinel to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Asia Sentinel
Publisher Privacy
Substack
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture