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There's one big problem with Australia's skilled migration program: many employers don't want new migrants

  • Written by Andreas Cebulla, Senior Research Fellow, South Australian Centre for Economic Studies , University of Adelaide
There's one big problem with Australia's skilled migration program: many employers don't want new migrantsMany skilled migrants in South Australia have found themselves in a classic Catch-22 situation – they can’t get local experience because they don’t have local experience.Shutterstock

Skilled migration, a mainstay of Australia’s economic and population policies, should be a win-win.

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