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Ignorance no excuse for breaching tougher visa laws
It is now far easier for the government to prosecute employers whose staff breach their visa requirements – and ignorance will provide no defence, according to migration law specialist Enza Iannella. Read the full article here.
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PRESS RELEASE: Kurt Fearnley wins London Marathon
Kurt Fearnley has won the London marathon in a thrilling sprint finish.
Fearnley finished less than a metre in front of Switzerland’s Marcel Hug in a time of 1 hour 31 minutes 29 seconds. Eight athletes, including six-time London winner and 2012 Paralympic Marathon winner David Weir of Great Britain, rounded the final bend together, with Fearnley taking the inside line to break the tape centimetres in front of Hug. Ernst van Dyk of South Africa finished in third place with Weir fading to fifth.
It was Fearnley’s first major marathon win since 2011 and comes on the back of an emotional week following the tragic events at last week’s Boston Marathon.
“This is truly unbelievable. It’s been a while between drinks so to come through this pack and take the win is amazing” Fearnley said. “I’ve had my ups and downs in this town and she’s been a rough week so this is definitely a big moment” he added.
The London race featured the strongest field since last year’s Paralympic games, with the three medallists from the marathon, Weir, Hug and Fearnley, leading the large pack throughout the contest. A tight pack of 15 was whittled down to eight for the last five kilometres and Fearnley stayed near the front, timing his run to perfection.
“Dave knows this course better than anyone so I knew if I could stay with him I’d be in with a good show. At the games last year he kept me out of it and Huggy (Hug) came over the top of me so to get my nose in front of both them today is great”.
While enjoying the win, Fearnley’s thoughts remained with those in Boston. He finished fifth in last week’s marathon and was eating lunch with fellow wheelchair athletes when the two explosions rocked the finish line.
“Last week’s events were tragic and surreal and it’s been a big week for the marathon community. Racing big races like this in front of big crowds is our job, it’s our lives and it really rocked us to the core.
Nothing I could say or do can get close to meaning anything to make up for the tragic loss of life and injuries but I would like to say our thoughts are still with you Boston. I look forward to joining you again next year and honour you all as others have, Boston strong” Fearnley said.
Small Business TOO BIG to IGNORE
There are over 2 million small businesses in Australia, employing over 7 million people. That’s over 60% of our workforce. Yet, for too many years, small business has been overtaxed, overregulated and overlooked by government.
The upcoming Federal election presents small business with a rare opportunity to get on the political agenda. But, small business is, by nature, small. The only way they can make a big enough noise to be heard in Canberra is to bring all those small voices together.
By uniting the many small voices of small business all round the country, our aim is to show politicians that, together, small business is too big to ignore.
Please lend your support and add your voice. Because with your help, we can ensure the big voice of small business gets heard this election.
Check out this video and see just how important small business is to our country and then please add your voice here.