Increasing immigration is not a substitute for training more Australians. But it’s what is needed now to alleviate the crippling migrant-deprived tightness of the labour market.
The Albanese government must use the September jobs summit in Canberra as a platform for launching a genuine long-term, incentive-sharpening tax, workplace and productivity reform agenda.
Yet rather than waiting six weeks, the government needs to bring a greater sense of urgency to tackling nationwide chronic labour shortages.
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