Coalition stretches facts in yoga workers housing row
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Coalition stretches facts in yoga workers housing row

A Coalition claim about an influx of foreign yoga teachers has been debunked by official figures.

  • byDavid Crowe

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Decade-long shortfall of tradies tipped to undermine nation’s housing push

Decade-long shortfall of tradies tipped to undermine nation’s housing push

Build Skills Australia warns the government’s ambitious housing target of 1.2 million homes over five years faces major challenges.

  • byOlivia Ireland
‘A knife fight for staff’:Nurse shortage threatens aged care fix
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‘A knife fight for staff’:Nurse shortage threatens aged care fix

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.

  • byDavid Crowe
The fixable problem that would boost wages and deliver $9b extra for economy

The fixable problem that would boost wages and deliver $9b extra for economy

About 44 per cent of permanent migrants,including Fatin Alrawi,are working below their qualification level. The economic cost is huge.

  • byMatt Wade
Luca is a teacher in a skills crisis,but his HIV means he’s not allowed to stay

Luca is a teacher in a skills crisis,but his HIV means he’s not allowed to stay

The Italian national has the skills the country needs,but he says he has been barred from permanent residency by a discriminatory policy.

  • byAngus Thompson
Medicare for pets? Government urged to consider subsidising vet fees

Medicare for pets? Government urged to consider subsidising vet fees

The state government should consider subsidising pet care to address burnout,stress and suicide among vets,a NSW parliamentary inquiry recommends.

  • byAmber Schultz
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Coalition cuts to skilled migrants would cost country $211 billion

Coalition cuts to skilled migrants would cost country $211 billion

Cuts to permanent migration would ease rental pressures slightly over 10 years,but it would have a large impact on government revenue.

  • byRachel Clun
Four in five foreign tradies knocked back from even applying for skilled visas

Four in five foreign tradies knocked back from even applying for skilled visas

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.

  • byAngus Thompson andNatassia Chrysanthos
Bridge too far:Yoga teachers say migration need is a stretch
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Bridge too far:Yoga teachers say migration need is a stretch

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.

  • byAngus Thompson
Border control can be a dog leash or a velvet rope for migrant workers
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Border control can be a dog leash or a velvet rope for migrant workers

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.

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Yoga teachers make draft core skills visa list,but not tradies
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Yoga teachers make draft core skills visa list,but not tradies

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.

  • byAngus Thompson