Innes Willox declares war on Aussie workers

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For years Chief Executive of the Australian Industry Group (AIG) and Migration Council of Australia Chair, Innes Willox, has lobbied against laws to prevent wage theft, lobbied against stricter labour hire rules, has spread copious propaganda about skills shortages, and has lobbied for mass immigration.

Today, Willox has demanded that Australia lift its permanent migration intake to boost the post-COVID economy:

The Australian Industry Group, which represents more than 60,000 employers… is urging the Morrison government to restore the migration cap to 190,000 places a year and move to a “growth rate target for annual permanent migration” linked to national labour market growth…

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.