Australia

Teachers and child activists have raised an alarm over an increase in the number of child abuse cases in Australia. They expressed concern about incidents relating to children forcing other children into sexual acts. Children as young as three are becoming victims of this form of child abuse.

Migrants have played a key role in Australia’s growing population. At the end of World War II, Australia's population was about seven million, 10% of whom were immigrants. According to the country’s census report of 2006, the population is nearly 20 million, 25% of whom are migrants.

In the first week of July 2010, the Australian government announced some changes to its skilled migration program. The changes intend to extend the legal rights of immigrants in a better way and improve the country’s student inflows. The skilled migration program is developed for people who are not sponsored by their employers and have specific skills that pertain to specific occupations.