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Australia has very versatile migration policy that caters for just about any situation. The policy is regularly reformed and updated to suit changing environment. In some areas such as family and partner migration changes can be minimal. Major and semi regular changes occur in area of Skilled and Business visas. These two groups of visas depend heavily on Australian economic situation, and as economy can be very volatile. Immigration policy that caters for it has to be regularly updated. There was a major overhaul of this group of visas recently that resulted in completely different approach to application process. Another area that is also more perceptive to changes refugee and protection visas. Changes in this area are influenced very often by Australian political situation as well as number of protection visa applicants, specially maritime (boat people) arrivals.