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Migration and labour markets

Policies to boost prosperity for all

How to improve the migration system
Australia will benefit if we create clear pathways to permanent residency and citizenship. Here’s what we should do.
28.02.2023 News

Why Australia needs to rethink skilled migration
A better skilled-migration program can help address Australia’s big economic challenges.
09.02.2023 Submission

Towards smarter migration policy
Getting Australia’s migration policy right could boost productivity and help repair the budget.
20.12.2022 News

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Australia’s migration opportunity: how rethinking skilled migration can solve some of our biggest problems

A reset of Australia’s skilled migration program can lift Australians’ living standards, attract global talent, raise Australia’s lagging rate of productivity growth and boost federal and state government budgets by billions each year.

14.12.2022 report

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