In their submission to the Albanese Government’s immigration review, the AiGroup demanded that the Temporary Skilled Migrant Income Threshold (TSMIT) only be increased to $63,000, which is $22,000 below the median full-time Australian wage of $85,000, which is dragged down by unskilled workers.
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) also recently nominated a modest lift in the TSMIT to no higher than $60,000 – i.e. $25,000 below the median full-time wage of $85,000.
Both proposals should be laughed out of the room. Seriously, how can Australia claim to run a ‘skilled’ visa system when the overwhelming majority of migrants are paid below the median full-time wage, which includes unskilled workers? It’s farcical.
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