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Minimum income thresholds for skilled migrants will rise nearly $20,000 and all temporary skilled workers will be granted a pathway to permanent residency by the end of 2023, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said.

The Department of Home Affairs says it has abandoned the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List in favour of a refreshed visa processing system, after the reported removal of tech and cyber security occupations from the list caused concern among the local IT sector.

Labor's Clare O'Neil says innovation and technology are key to economic growth, and immigration will only strengthen the sector.

Foreign minister Bob Carr has urged Chinese telecommunications group Huawei to stay in Australia despite being shut out of tenders for the N…