Allegra Spender (Wentworth, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question's for the Treasurer. One-third of all occupations in Australia are in shortage, yet Australia has 253,000 permanent migrants, already here, that are working below their skill level. This includes 20,000 teachers, 50,000 engineers, 16,000 nurses and 1,300 electricians, all unable to teach, care and build to their full capacity because of slow and costly skills-recognition pathways. What concrete steps will the government take to ensure that skills recognition of migrants is faster, fairer and more affordable?

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