Institute News Quarterly Newsletter

Institute News is published quarterly after Board meetings.

Issue Ten - October 2011 (PDF) (464 Kb)

• Associate Fellow: 2012 Roll Out
• New MIA Board Appointed
• MIA State Branch Election Results
• Migration Australia Launch
• Recent Submissions to Government
• Member Financial Health Survey
• International Education Outreach
• The Institute Honours Achievement
• 2012 Migration Professionals Diary
• Tips on Moving to Australia
• Migration 2011 Conference
• English Language Working Group
• Annual Report Out Now
• Practice Ready Program Update

Issue Nine - July 2011 (PDF) (493 Kb)

• Tiered Membership
• Migration Expo
• 2011 Achievement Awards
• New Election Format
• New Strategy for MIA
• Audit of Student Visa System
• MIA Member Survey Results
• Refugee Forum
• New Europe Chapter Committee
• MARA Raises English Standards for Agents

• Issue Eight - March 2011 (PDF) (502 Kb)

• New Vision for the MIA
• MIA Works to Reform International Education
• Master Class and Lecture Series
• Professional Standards and Member Support
• Distance Learning Reaches All
• Board Reform Complete with Appointment of New Directors
• MIA Joins Professional Bodies
• Migration Case Law Newsfeed
• Your Institute Needs Your Input
• MIA Consumer Expos
• SMS Notices of Legislative Change
• Speaking for the Profession
• Call for Papers for Migration 2011
• MIA Research Commitment
• MIA Code of Ethics and Practice

• Issue Seven - November 2010 (PDF)

• Dual Regulation of Lawyer Agents
• New Tiered Membership in 2011
• MIA-Supported Research Project Gains Approval
• Board Reform Update
• Bridging the Gap: MIA Students and New Member Agents
• A Revolution in MIA Education
• 2010: A Big Year of Recognition
• Affiliate Membership: Education Agents
• MIA and NZAMI Alliance
• MIA Europe Chapter Launch
• New Promotion of MIA Members
• Political Engagement
• Moneycorp Foreign Exchange

• Issue Six - June 2010 (PDF)

• Membership and Board Reforms

• Recent MIA Public Submissions and Meetings of Interest

• The New-look MIA Forum

• The Members' Survey

• The Migration 2010 Conference

• Issue Five - January 2010 (PDF) (775 Kb)

• MIA Advocacy Unit created
• The Australian Centre for Migration Education and Research
• A new Code of Conduct
• MIA Committees
• English Language Standards

• Issue Four - September 2009 (PDF) (1 Mb)

• Strategies to curb student unrest
• Board Reform
• Members input sought
• Fidelity Fund update
• Support for Members
• Submissions to Government
• Migration 2009 Conference program announced

• Issue Three - June 2009 (PDF) (3 Mb)

• Surplus funds proposed for client protection
• Transfer of MARA to DIAC
• New Migration Practice course
• English Language outcomes
• 2009 Member Survey
• Improved Communications

• Issue Two - March 2009 (PDF) (960 Kb)

• Migration 2009 Conference
• Member forums on 457 changes
• New MIA Chapter in the ACT
• Website updates
• English Language discussion paper

• Issue One - November 2008 (PDF) (1 Mb)

• From the President
• English language debate
• New focus for CPD
• State news