A research report released by independent think tank E61 on September 21 showed that the closure of national borders means that 57,000 to 186,000 immigrants will disappear from the Australian labor market, which is an important reason for the labor shortage. Conservative estimate

report said: "Although the implicit assumption is that Australia is still an attractive place for immigration, the global scramble for labor is heating up, and (Australia) poor treatment of temporary immigrants during the epidemic may affect Australia's attractiveness."