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.
Cuts to permanent migration would ease rental pressures slightly over 10 years,but it would have a large impact on government revenue.
Dismay over the draft core-skills migration list has spread outside the building industry to other sectors who want a spot on the roster of needed occupations.
Jobs and Skills Australia has defended placing yoga instructors on its draft core skills migration list,while several building trades don’t make the cut.
In the midst of a housing crisis,news that lifestyle and wellness workers have beaten some building workers to a spot on Australia’s draft priority skills list for migrants stretches credulity.
Despite the nation’s housing crisis,yogis,martial artists and dog handlers are among the occupations to have beaten construction trades to a spot on a draft priority skills list.