Morrison crushes wages with student visa reforms
MacroBusiness Access Subscriber Only Content at 10:20 am on May 10, 2021 | 24 comments As we know, the Morrison Government recently announced its desire to lift immigration back to pre-COVID levels in order to overcome purported ‘labour shortages’. Specifically, the Government’s Interim Report of the Inquiry into Australia’s Skilled Migration Program recommended opening the migrant floodgates via: Abolishing labour market testing requirements. Lowering costs and speeding up approval times for importing foreign workers. Expanding the skilled occupation list to include almost any role...