Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil wants to cut red tape, such as forcing employers to advertise jobs locally before sponsoring foreigners, and overhaul the “outdated” visa system as part of a pro-business shake-up of the nation’s “broken” migration system.

Ms O’Neil also wants to shift the balance from relying on temporary foreign workers in favour of permanent migration, saying the “temporariness” of the system was a “huge missed opportunity”.