Study shows workforce would shrink without migrants

Jobs and migration

Source: SBS

A new study has revealed the dramatic impact migration to Australia has had on the country's workforce. Over the past five years, four out of five staff hired have been new migrants, and, without them, worker numbers in Australia would have actually fallen. Gareth Boreham has more.



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