Australia’s migration system is barring the tradies our housing market desperately needs Economy Brendan Coates and Trent Wiltshire 30 January 2024 There are steps the federal government can take to make our migration system more attractive to skilled trades workers.
Here’s why underpayment and exploitation of migrant workers is rife Industrial Relations Brendan Coates, Trent Wiltshire and Tyler Reysenbach 25 May 2023 Recent migrants are twice as likely to be underpaid as migrants who have been in Australia for at least 10 years, and those born here.
The national focus on skills shortages is welcome, but we can’t afford to wait Economy Jonathan Perumal 14 July 2022 This acute and ongoing skills crisis must urgently be addressed, and while the government has a plan, there is a clear role for the private sector to play as well.
