Department media releases
19 Nov 2009
Dedicated mayor is Queensland’s Local Hero
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) tonight congratulated the Ipswich Mayor, Paul Pisasale, for being hono...Preview
18 Nov 2009
OzHarvest founder is New South Wales’ Local Hero
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) tonight congratulated OzHarvest founder, Ronni Kahn, for being honoure...Preview
17 Nov 2009
Bushfire recovery volunteers named Victoria’s Local Hero
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) tonight congratulated Blaze Aid founders, Kevin and Rhonda Butler, for...Preview
12 Nov 2009
Green thumbs up for Northern Territory’s local hero
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) tonight congratulated Katherine-based horticulturalist Norma Higgins f...Preview
11 Nov 2009
Volunteer fire fighter is South Australia’s local hero
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) tonight congratulated captain of the Murray Bridge Country Fire Servic...Preview
06 Nov 2009
Indian Ocean survivors arrive on Christmas Island
The 27 survivors rescued from a boat that capsized in the Indian Ocean this week arrived at Christmas Island today and will...Preview
28 Oct 2009
DIAC apologises to former detainee
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) today acknowledged the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) repor...Preview
23 Oct 2009
DIAC raises $4000 cooking for a cause
Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) staff put their wallets and stomachs behind a good cause today, with the a...Preview
19 Oct 2009
New immigration residential housing and transit accommodation preferred tenderer announ...
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) today announced that Serco Australia Pty Ltd is now the preferred tend...Preview
19 Oct 2009
Would you pass the new citizenship test?
Prospective Australian citizens will start sitting the new citizenship test from today. To find out how well you or your l...Preview
16 Oct 2009
Paul Watson visa application
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship today rejected claims it was delaying processing of a visa application for Se...Preview
14 Oct 2009
Christmas Island housing not denying indigenous Australia
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship said today demountable units surplus to the government’s requirements were ...Preview
 
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Immigration wizardry wins international e-business award

Australia’s IT “wizardry” supporting the Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s (DIAC) new online visa and citizenship sites has recorded its second award with a first prize in the business process category at the international FutureGov Government Technology Awards in Bali.

The honour was presented to DIAC for the visa and citizenship wizards, the department’s online client self-service initiatives. The wizards also won first prize at the prestigious e-Awards for Excellence in e¬-Government at the CeBIT international business technology conference in Sydney in May.

"This new accolade highlights the success of these online initiatives and is a testimony to the Systems for People program and to everyone who has worked on these innovative, client-focused projects,” departmental secretary Andrew Metcalfe said.

“The visa wizard and the citizenship wizard are the first in a suite of online services the department is developing. This means faster and better services tailored to the needs of clients.”

Since September 2008, the visa wizard has received more than 3.3 million page views, at an average of 8300 each day…

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