Migration program to drive growth in Australian jobs

Australia’s permanent migration program is touted as supporting local jobs growth during our economic recovery, write Belinda Wright and Angela De Silva.

The Federal Government’s Migration Planning levels for 2020-21 indicate the program will be positioning migration as a means of supporting Australian businesses and creating jobs within the domestic labour market.As announced by Acting Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs Alan Tudge on 7 October 2020, the total number of places allocated has not changed since the previous program year and remains capped at 160,000 places.What has changed significan...

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Authors: Belinda Wright, Angela De Silva

Published Date: 27 October 2020