‘Massive backlogs’: Visa system is failing Australia
With the number of job openings exceeding the number of unemployed workers available for the first time, next month’s job summit will seek solutions for the country’s congested and complex immigration system.
Announcing plans for the government’s much-anticipated September jobs summit, Anthony Albanese struck on just how difficult Australia’s hunt for skilled workers has become.
Standing alongside Treasurer Jim Chalmers at Parliament House, he recounted the peculiar challenges faced by a state delegation dispatched overseas to recruit workers for short-staffed industries.
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