Why we built this
The amount international students alone are shortchanged in Australia every year, according to a UNSW study published May 2026. More broadly, 2 in 3 migrant workers are paid below their legal entitlement.
That number is not an accident. It happens because the system is genuinely hard to navigate — Modern Award rates are buried in PDFs, SkillSelect cut-offs change every month without notification, and visa requirements shift without warning.
Most migrants we spoke to didn't know they had the right to check their employer's award rate, or that they could lodge a Fair Work complaint anonymously. Many didn't know that missing a single SkillSelect round could delay their PR by six months.
I'm a second-year cybersecurity student at Macquarie University in Sydney. I built FairLanding independently — no investors, no corporate backing, no team. Just code, official government data, and a problem I kept watching go unsolved.
The problem is this: migrants in Australia are owed billions in unpaid wages every year, and most don't know it. The tools to check exist — the Fair Work Commission publishes every award rate, the Department of Home Affairs publishes every points criterion — but they're buried in government PDFs that are hard to read and harder to act on.
FairLanding doesn't give legal or migration advice. It takes the same data anyone can find on fairwork.gov.au and immi.homeaffairs.gov.au and makes it usable. If you're being underpaid, you deserve to know the exact dollar amount. If you're chasing PR, you deserve to know your exact points score. That's what this platform does.
What FairLanding is
FairLanding is an informational platform. We take genuinely useful information from Fair Work Commission, the Department of Home Affairs, the ATO, and other official sources — and make it fast, personalised, and actionable.
We are not a migration agent. We never give migration advice. Every output on this platform traces directly to a published government source.
What FairLanding is not
- ✕We are not a Registered Migration Agent (RMA) and do not provide migration advice
- ✕We do not predict visa outcomes or recommend which visa to apply for
- ✕We are not affiliated with the Department of Home Affairs or any government agency
- ✕We do not share your data with employers, government agencies, or advertisers
Why this page is in English
This page explains your legal rights and how FairLanding works. Because the exact wording matters for legal accuracy, we keep it in English only — the same language as the official Fair Work and Department of Home Affairs documents it refers to.
If anything here is unclear, you have a few free options:
- •Use your browser's built-in translate feature (right-click the page and select "Translate")
- •Call 131 450 (Translating and Interpreting Service) for a free phone interpreter in over 150 languages
- •Email us at hello@fairlanding.com.au and we'll explain it in plain language
We'd rather you ask a question than guess. Your rights are the same whether you read this page in English or with a translation.
Legal compliance — Migration Act 1958
FairLanding operates under the exemptions provided by Section 280 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth), which permits the provision of factual information about publicly available government criteria and the provisions of the Migration Act.
Our tools do not constitute “immigration assistance” as defined under Section 276 of the Migration Act. Specifically:
- ✓Our Points Calculator maps user inputs to DHA Schedule 6D published criteria — the same table anyone can read on immi.homeaffairs.gov.au. It does not assess your eligibility or recommend a visa.
- ✓Our Document Checklist displays typical document requirements from official DHA sources. It does not prepare, advise on, or assist with any visa application.
- ✓Our SkillSelect Alerts display published DHA invitation round data. They do not advise on whether or when to submit an Expression of Interest.
- ✓Our Wage Audit displays published Fair Work Commission minimum rates and calculates the arithmetic difference. It does not give employment law advice.
FairLanding is not a Registered Migration Agent (RMA) and does not provide migration advice. For immigration assistance, consult a Registered Migration Agent registered with MARA at mara.gov.au.
Legal compliance — Migration Act 1958
Section 280 of the Migration Act 1958 makes it a criminal offence to provide migration advice for a fee without being a Registered Migration Agent. We take this seriously.
Every tool on FairLanding is designed around the distinction: "Here is what the published criteria says" (legal) vs "Here is what you should do about your visa" (requires an RMA). We only ever do the former.
We have sought a written Section 280 compliance opinion from specialist migration law firms to confirm our platform design is lawful.