The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has released its Skilled visa e-news for the month of August. The e-news is focussed on changes to the skilled visa programs for the second half of 2018, including the implementation starting on 1 July 2018 of the (a) Global Talent Scheme (GTS) pilot launch, (b) changes to the online skilled application forms, and (c) new pass mark for the skilled migration points test.