“Raise Net Overseas Migration to 350,000 Per Year and Boost the Skilled Migrant Proportion!” — Applicants Plead: Could You Just Grant Our Visas First?
Late last year, business group representatives called on the government to raise the PR quota from 160,000 to at least 190,000, and in particular to restore the skilled migrant proportion. From their perspective, a significant stimulus is needed to truly address Australia’s skills shortages. And now it has started — businesses and employers are calling for the migration quota to be raised to 190,000, with 2/3 allocated to skilled migrants. A population rebound will take years!
