As we know, business groups are lobbying the federal government heavily to boost migrant numbers, including by demanding:
- Uncapped access to temporary migrant workers and the abolition of labour market testing so-called Temporary Skills Shortage (TSS) visas.
- Speedier and cheaper visa application processes.
- Doubling of the permanent skilled migration intake to 200,000 a year to make up for ‘losses’ over the pandemic.
- Offering prospective temporary migrants tax incentives, free Medicare and free flights.
At the same time, there are already many ‘skilled’ migrants in Australia struggling to gain work:
