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Migration the right fix for worker shortages
Increasing immigration is not a substitute for training more Australians. But it’s what is needed now to alleviate the crippling migrant-deprived tightness of the labour market.
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- The AFR View
Budget, economic outlook ‘confronting’: Chalmers
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says world economy ‘a difficult, if not dangerous, place’; PM, NSW, Victoria agree COVID-19 quarantine should not be shortened yet. How the day unfolded.
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- Georgie Moore
This Month
Australia needs an extra 1.2 million workers – these are the jobs
More than 98,600 technology specialists, 20,400 solicitors and 7700 auditors will be needed, ramping up pressure on employers to offer bigger salaries.
- Hannah Wootton and Tess Bennett
Meet the workers scoring $50,000 pay rises
Dulitha Piyasena recently left his job at the Bank of Queensland for a pay rise of roughly $50,000.
- Patrick Durkin
- Opinion
- Jobs
Seven employment myths the jobs summit must avoid
The Albanese government’s September gathering to discuss employment can only come up with good solutions if tackles the right problems.
- Chris Richardson
Energy executives say skills, migration changes crucial to transition
Senior executives in the energy sector have urged the Albanese Government to use its Jobs Summit to streamline the skilled migration system.
- David Marin-Guzman and Angela Macdonald-Smith
Consumer, business confidence worsen: ANZ, NAB and Westpac
Rate rises cause consumer, business confidence to dip, three of the big four banks said; NSW ICAC to review Jenny West’s testimony from John Barilaro inquiry; Commonwealth, NSW bankroll millions in extra flood aid. How the day unfolded.
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- Georgie Moore and Campbell Kwan
- Exclusive
- Workplace
Migrants the fastest way to fill 500,000 job vacancies: boards
Skilled migration and employee share schemes are key to solving the skills shortage, according to company directors. They warn it’s become the biggest problem for business.
- Patrick Durkin
Albanese’s jobs summit: Who will get an invite?
The meeting scheduled for the first two days of spring will be one of the hottest political tickets going around.
- Ronald Mizen
- Exclusive
- Funding
Finding students their first job lands start-up $10m
The Australian edtech start-up will use the funds to accelerate its international growth and help companies deal with their staff shortages.
- Tess Bennett
- Explainer
- Workplace
Should companies keep salaries a secret?
Is it a good idea to know just how much your colleagues are earning? Talking about your salary is often taboo, but it has its advantages.
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- Natasha Boddy
- Exclusive
- Media & marketing
‘Can’t keep up’: PR industry wants to import foreign flacks
The public relations industry says the domestic supply of talent is not coping with demands from the corporate world and needs migration reform to attract skilled professionals from overseas.
- Miranda Ward
Learn and earn at the same time: the Watkins cure for skill shortages
The former Coca-Cola Amatil chief executive is calling for a better integrated education system across schools, vocational education and universities.
- Julie Hare
Labor to champion disabled and younger workers
Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth plans to champion the underutilised skilled workforce as part of the upcoming jobs summit.
- Tom McIlroy
Why consulting and tech giants are turning to this IT firm
Goanna Group is an Indigenous-owned and operated IT consulting and training firm seeking to increase the representation of minority groups in the sector.
- Edmund Tadros
Chalmers open to migration fix for ‘acute’ labour shortages
The Treasurer says allowing more overseas workers into Australia could be part of moves to help business fill critical vacancies.
- Tom McIlroy
Construction shrinks as interest rate rises blunt housing demand
Construction fell substantially in June for the first time in several months, with worker and materials shortages part of the problem.
- Hannah Wootton
Managers toil longer as workers get picky about hours
Position vacant signs are commonplace in the windows of cafes and shops the country over.
- Edmund Tadros
Jump in job ads across regional Australia
The percentage of job vacancies has more than doubled in regional areas since the pandemic began in early 2020.
- Edmund Tadros and Ronald Mizen
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Only people and productivity add up to prosperity
The census showed Australians are better off than they often think. But we also need to do more to secure our fortunes.
- The AFR View
