Australian immigration reforms will deliver the skills needed

Started by NewsCaster, Feb 22, 2010, 06:01 PM

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Immigration Minister Chris Evans had the following to say:

The Australian Rudd Government is reforming Australian skilled immigration so that the immigration system will better deal with the needs of industry and employers now and in the future.

The Australian Government has said that immigration should be demand rather than supply driven. It should meet the needs of the economy in where there are shortages of highly skilled workers currently in healthcare, engineering and mining. The major changes to skilled migration are as follows:

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