Donald Trump has handed us a golden opportunity. But we’d better act fast.
Hundreds of thousands of overseas-trained workers living in Australia have the skills we desperately need. We just need to activate them.
A blowout in construction costs since the pandemic continues to weigh on building costs. The government hopes pre-fab homes might ease price pressures.
Judy McMahon,owner of Rose Bay harbourside restaurant Catalina,said more than half of her employees were on visas.
A Coalition claim about an influx of foreign yoga teachers has been debunked by official figures.
Build Skills Australia warns the government’s ambitious housing target of 1.2 million homes over five years faces major challenges.
There could be a shortage of 13,000 nurses in the aged care sector by 2030. The national nursing federation says the industry has to do more to attract and retain nurses.
About 44 per cent of permanent migrants,including Fatin Alrawi,are working below their qualification level. The economic cost is huge.
The Italian national has the skills the country needs,but he says he has been barred from permanent residency by a discriminatory policy.
The state government should consider subsidising pet care to address burnout,stress and suicide among vets,a NSW parliamentary inquiry recommends.