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Accounting to stay on Skilled Occupation List for migrants

Accounting is expected to remain on the Immigration Department’s list of occupations in demand, due to be released this month, despite a surge in unemployment across the profession.

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Accounting is expected to remain on the Immigration Department’s list of occupations in demand, due to be released this month, despite a surge in unemployment across the profession.

Industry insiders told The Australian Financial Review “things looked positive", and the Department of Employment’s campaign to have accounting taken off the Skilled Occupation List for migrants has failed.

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