Australian Government Considers Lifting Skilled Migration Cap to Boost Labour Supply

Australian Government Considers Lifting Skilled Migration Cap to Boost Labour Supply
Staff at Lobbs Cafe in Brunswick prepare food in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 22, 2021. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
Alfred Bui
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The Australian government is considering the possibility of raising the annual skilled migration intake to deal with labour shortages in many critical sectors.

Skills and Training Minister Brendan O'Connor said he was open to increasing labour supply across Australia as it had the second highest labour shortage among OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries.

Alfred Bui
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