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“No doubt”: Catalysr’s co-founder weighs in on Western Sydney’s future as a major startup hub
After a long, fruitless search for meaningful engineering work in Australia, Pakistanti expat Usman Iftikhar resolved to ‘create his own future’ by starting a business. Eager to help other highly-skilled migrants overcome barriers to their professional fulfillment, he partnered with Jacob Muller and launched Catalysr – a startup incubator program for ‘migrapreneurs’ located in the […]
LaunchVic-backed accelerator aims to help migrants, refugees overcome startup hurdles
Entrepreneurial migrants and refugees are being encouraged to apply for a free accelerator program that has been designed to generate long-term economic value for Victoria by increasing diversity and inclusion in the local startup ecosystem. The First Gens Program is being run by YGAP – an international not-for-profit that backs early-stage social impact ventures – […]
PM announces the end of 457 visas, proclaiming Australians must have priority for local jobs
The federal government is replacing 457 visas with a new type of temporary visa designed to ‘better target genuine skills shortages’. The announcement was made on Facebook by Malcolm Turnbull who explained “Australian workers must have priority for Australian jobs”. The Prime Minister said the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa will feature “new requirements including […]