Labor’s home affairs spokeswoman Kristina Keneally says Australia has become too dependent on short-term visa holders.Ms Keneally said the immigration system was “creating a permanently temporary class of people – a second society where people are locked out of rights and services”.
“We’re in a desperate competition for skilled workers and we can’t just assume we’re this benign, attractive country that people want to come to,” he said.“We are starting from ground zero and we can’t assume migration levels will bounce back to where they were two years ago.”in November found Australians were wary of a “big Australia”, with 58 per cent of voters backing the idea of restarting migration at a lower level than before the pandemic.
Jennifer Westacott, CEO of Business Council of Australia, said Australia needs to make itself an attractive destination for migrants.Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox was less positive, saying: “Upending the system and imposing more restrictions will only make Australia a less attractive place to consider to work to fill the gaping holes in the labour market we now have.
KnottMatthew This is how Labour will handle China
KnottMatthew Assess when the detail is in,
KnottMatthew Al Grasby Labor's immigration minister done that in the early 70s and we still can't control the web of organized crime that entered Australia. Buy a Visa.
KnottMatthew Need to fix affordable housing before we bring in more people .
KnottMatthew Train our own people first. This 'mean girl' is looking a bit on the tired side!!
KnottMatthew But - when you have small-town, out of their depth premiers, who might see a poll they don’t like and shut the airport five minutes later - no international talent is going to move here.
KnottMatthew So now we just need to work on the unconscious bias and racism here that stops their CVs being picked up and genuinely considered unless they're Anglo sounding & have a master's degree from an Australian university...