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"Australia’s migration system is broken in key parts, often seen as unfair, and
fails to properly serve either migrants or business, according to a scathing
assessment by the Albanese government’s migration review.
The inquiry, to be released on Thursday, strongly warns against the
over-reliance on temporary migrants, risking Australia becoming a country of
“permanently temporary” residents.
It concludes that making the migration system fit for purpose will require
“major reform” rather than “tinkering and incrementalism”.
The inquiry into “A Migration System for Australia’s Future” has been conducted
by Martin Parkinson, former head of the prime minister’s department; Joanna
Howe, associate professor in law at the University of Adelaide; and John
Azarias, a former senior partner at Deloitte.
The government has released one chapter ahead of the full report. The panel
finds:
The migration system is neither fast nor efficient and is often perceived as
unfair. Users, current and potential migrants and businesses find the system
unnecessarily complex and difficult to navigate at all levels.
It says the skilled migration system “is not effectively targeted to either
current or future needs”, and that the occupation lists underpinning it fail to
reflect present or anticipated labour requirements. The inquiry also criticises
the points test used to select skilled migrants who do not have a job offer."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
