A report from the Grattan Institute recommends a new type of worker visa should be granted to higher-paying roles.
But some have voiced concerns that lower-skilled migrants may be left behind.
Currently, the federal government decides which jobs are eligible for temporary visa workers through a list of professions deemed "less".
But as another Grattan report researcher, Henry Sherrell, suggests, defining the skills needed based on work is inflexible in a rapidly changing labor market.
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