Australia’s migration system is barring the tradies our housing market desperately needs Economy Brendan Coates and Trent Wiltshire 30 January 2024 There are steps the federal government can take to make our migration system more attractive to skilled trades workers.
Here’s why underpayment and exploitation of migrant workers is rife Industrial Relations Brendan Coates, Trent Wiltshire and Tyler Reysenbach 25 May 2023 Recent migrants are twice as likely to be underpaid as migrants who have been in Australia for at least 10 years, and those born here.
A “looming war” for low-skilled workers: Why Australia needs to rethink its migration system Finance The Conversation 22 October 2021 As we emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, groups such as the Grattan Institute have been calling for an even greater focus on skilled migration, saying it will deliver us Australians who are younger, smarter and richer.
