Comes amid concerns Australia is losing the global war for talent
Pathway to permanent residency for all temporary skilled workers
Multiple changes to remove barriers to highly paid skilled workers
Review calls for labour market testing to be scrapped
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil has released the government’s review of the immigration system, set to kick off a multi-year overhaul to ensure Australia can fill labour force gaps and attract the world’s best and brightest.
The review – led by former public service boss Martin Parkinson and experts Joanna Howe and John Azarias – will lead to all temporary skilled workers being offered a pathway to permanent residency in Australia.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
Michael Read is the Financial Review's economics correspondent, reporting from the federal press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia and at UBS. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.read@afr.com
