Despite our expensive subsidies for property investors,commentators who have made their careers by calling for ever more reform hate Labor’s signature policy.
The most recent school term has been educational for me and exhausting for my flatmate … and not because we have kids.
Several states are demanding the federal government find ways to fast track foreign workers into Australia to meet the 90,000-tradie shortfall threatening the nation’s ability to meet its housing target.
Australia faces the impossible task of finding an extra 90,000 tradies in the next three months for the government to meet its flagship goal to combat the housing crisis.
Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox says it “sounds like a thinly veiled push for employers to be dragged into union agreements”.
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil says fast-tracking tradie visas could trigger a repeat of the 457 visa fiasco.
The building industry has told the government it will need 480,000 new workers over the next three years,including Australian apprentices and skilled foreign workers.
Henry Standley did not want to sit in a classroom after 13 years of formal education. He craved new experiences – and a good job that didn’t require a university degree.
A leaked circular shows the government is considering giving skilled temporary migrants a boost to minimum pay rates every year.
Skills and Training Minister Brendan O’Connor is vowing to overhaul TAFE education as a key government agency warns the nation’s ability to achieve net zero is at risk while the tertiary sector can’t keep pace with demand.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will on Sunday announce a $9.1 million investment to prepare a business case for creating a national skills passport where workers can record their qualifications.