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Although Australia’s borders have been fully opened,
there are almost no restrictions on entry into Australia.
However, due to the impact of the aviation industry and the epidemic,
the number of overseas immigrants returning to Australia is still less than expected.
Australia’s labor shortage problem Still grim.
At the upcoming Employment and Skills Summit,
the Australian government will further confirm immigration policies and directions
to solve the problem of labor shortage.
#01:
Australian Prime Minister’s speech on the 100th day of his inauguration:
Australia needs permanent immigrants
Today, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gave a public speech on the 100th day of his inauguration, which made it clear: Australia needs changes and more permanent immigrants. Instead of temporary labor .
Anthony Albanese believes that the biggest problem committed by the Morrison government during its administration is to alienate overseas skilled immigrants. During the epidemic, he let those temporary visa holders leave Australia. This is definitely not a wise decision.
was forced to leave Australia with no income and no government support. This has greatly reduced the favorability of many temporary visa holders towards Australia.
Even now that Australia has opened its doors, the number of skilled immigrants returning to Australia is still insufficient. Now, Australia needs to restore its former reputation!
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Of course, he also emphasized that the introduction of more overseas labor will not harm the interests of domestic workers.
The most important thing is that what Australia needs is by no means temporary labor. The Labor government led by him will further relax immigration, attract more skilled immigrants to enter, and give them the opportunity to live in Australia for a long time.
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In this speech, Anthony Albanese stressed that the Labor government is determined to be an honest federal government and repay the trust voters gave when they voted on May 21:
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I know that many Australians feel that the government is not working for them. Change this situation. The only way to do that is to give people what matters, including strong economic growth, fairer wages, and greater productivity.
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#02:
The Employment Summit will be held this week,
.33 million immigrants are expected to receive PR
Just this Thursday and Friday, the Australian government will hold the Employment and Skills Summit.
A senior federal source revealed that at this summit, the Australian government will discuss and determine future immigration plans. Hundreds of thousands of intended immigrants holding temporary visas may soon have the opportunity to obtain PR to ease the labor force. shortage problem.
Picture source: Daily Mail
The report pointed out that according to the plan discussed at this week’s summit, up to 330,000 immigrant workers will have the opportunity to enter Australia faster and participate in Australia’s economic development.
The senior federal policy official said the Australian government's decision to speed up visa approvals will affect hundreds of thousands of immigrants currently stuck on transitional visas.
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With Australia facing severe skills shortages, stimulating the potential workforce is vital. We must find ways to get these people permanent residency, otherwise more of them will leave the country.
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There has been news before this that Australia will welcome more immigrants next year, and the upper limit of the immigration quota may be increased to 190,000-200,000.
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According to statistics, before the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, 120,000 to 150,000 skilled immigrants came to Australia every year.
However, after the outbreak of the epidemic, Australia closed its borders for a long time. The number of immigrants leaving has far exceeded the number of immigrants entering Australia, causing the worker economy to be weakened.
Therefore, the open immigration policy has become one of the measures taken by the Australian government to solve the labor shortage problem.
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Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has confirmed that the issue of increasing immigration will be on the agenda at the Jobs and Skills Summit with businesses and unions in September.
According to the previously announced immigration quota budget for the new fiscal year, the total number is still 160,000.
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry hopes that the federal government can increase the number of skilled immigrants from the annual cap of 160,000 to 200,000 per year.
Chalmers said last month that the 200,000 target sounded reasonable because the labor shortage was a "real handbrake" on the economy, affecting Australia's economic recovery to a large extent.
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I think as we emerge from a period where the immigration floodgates were essentially closed, this should be an opportunity to think about the best mix of immigrants as the pace of immigration programs picks up again.
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He noted that this is where the federal government is working with Issues discussed by business people.
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In a radio interview on Thursday, Chalmers also reconfirmed that immigration will be a key part of Australia's economic recovery, in addition to the training of the local workforce.
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Skills and education will be the focus of this summit. Immigration also plays a role, but cannot completely replace the other two factors.
Therefore, we need to act on all fronts at the same time, which is why this summit focuses on such Issues as main priority and focus
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#03:
The latest quota was announced in October,
The union called for the cancellation of the third phase of tax cuts
The report pointed out that changes to the immigration quota regulations are expected to be announced in the budget on October 25.
In addition, Australian trade unions have requested that companies need to train a local worker for every immigrant they hire.
Chalmers also said Labor intends to retain the third stage of tax cuts passed in 2019, after Australia's largest union urged him to repeal them.
The trade union group believes the third stage of tax cuts is controversial because the measure is different from the first two stages that have been implemented and will benefit the wealthiest Australians the most.
From July 2024, a politician worth $211,250 will receive a $9075 tax break, a registered nurse worth $72,235 will receive a $681 tax break, compared to a bus driver. Get $461, and a chef will get $321.
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Ahead of the September summit, the Australian Council of Trade Unions unveiled a series of economic demands, including rent controls, higher taxes on company profits and the scrapping of stage three income tax relief.
Chalmers said the TUC's recommendations did not reflect government policy but accepted their right to submit ideas.
At the same time, he reiterated that the whole point of hosting such a summit is to bring people together to see if they can find common ground.
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It would be weird if we said 'come to the summit and bring only ideas pre-approved by the government'. That is not in the spirit of the summit, nor in the spirit of how government operates.
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last
Although Australia's unemployment rate has hit a record low,
due to a shortage of labor,
various businesses and industries are still facing severe difficulties.
At present, it seems that the possibility of increasing the immigration quota is very high.
Applicants who are planning to immigrate to Australia must seize the opportunity.
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