Skills shortage prompts call for migration overhaul

A parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Migration has begun a number of public hearings in their efforts to reshape Australia's migration system. Their inquiry seeks to address a growing skills and labour shortage throughout the economy with experts suggesting that skilled migrants are the answer to future-proof against a lack of local manpower.

Is it time for a new look at migration into Australia? Source: Getty / LuapVision/Getty Images/iStockphoto

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