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Migration and labour markets

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Australia’s new agriculture visa is a risky move
It’s meant to fix labour shortages but it could lead to more exploitation of low-skilled farm workers.
29.11.2021 News

Past Intergenerational Reports under-projected the rate of migration. Will next week’s report do the same?
Successive IGRs have projected ever-faster declining rates of net overseas migration as a share of the population, yet the actual rate of net overseas…
24.06.2021 Blog

How to reform permanent skilled migration in Australia
With Australia’s borders closed because of the pandemic, it’s no wonder that migration is at an all-time low. Yet the COVID crisis provides a…
31.05.2021 Podcast

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