regional employers are hiring, but we are closing the door to skilled migrant workers
- Written by Claire Higgins, Senior Research Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney
Pixabay/PexelsRegional Australia has long struggled to attract skilled workers away from urban centres. In the years since the pandemic, however, the labour market in country areas has tightened even further.
Unemployment across regional Australia is at historically low levels, meaning many job vacancies are going unfilled.
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