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wtf???? you clowns are literally having the rules changed for you so inflation doesn't affect your hecs as much and youre crying????????

And PLEASE tell me bro doesn't support mass immigration like every other braindead zoomer crying about house prices
why would one support mass immigration?
 

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why would one support mass immigration?
I don't think anyone is keen on it. The fact is though we need migration in some form to fill skill gaps, especially short term. As the pandemic demonstrated, Australia will have major skills shortages if the migration tap is turned off completely. The bigger issue with migration though is the governments complete inability to future-proof services (infrastructure, healthcare, etc) for population group. We seem to consistently be behind the curve here.
 

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I don't think anyone is keen on it. The fact is though we need migration in some form to fill skill gaps, especially short term. As the pandemic demonstrated, Australia will have major skills shortages if the migration tap is turned off completely. The bigger issue with migration though is the governments complete inability to future-proof services (infrastructure, healthcare, etc) for population group. We seem to consistently be behind the curve here.
yes we would suffer a devastating shortage of uber eats delivery drivers
 

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I don't think anyone is keen on it. The fact is though we need migration in some form to fill skill gaps, especially short term. As the pandemic demonstrated, Australia will have major skills shortages if the migration tap is turned off completely. The bigger issue with migration though is the governments complete inability to future-proof services (infrastructure, healthcare, etc) for population group. We seem to consistently be behind the curve here.
what if we just breed all the smart people? boom. skill gaps fixed
 

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yes we would suffer a devastating shortage of uber eats delivery drivers
I was thinking along the lines of nurses, other health workers, hospitality people (chefs) among other things. With nursing and healthcare specifically, because of the requirement on Visa's to work in the regions, skilled migrants are an unfortunate necessitybecause they do prop up critical regional workforces.

what if we just breed all the smart people? boom. skill gaps fixed
Australian's dont want to do those jobs unfortunately.
 

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I was thinking along the lines of nurses, other health workers, hospitality people (chefs) among other things. With nursing and healthcare specifically, because of the requirement on Visa's to work in the regions, skilled migrants are an unfortunate necessitybecause they do prop up critical regional workforces.
Then only let in nurses and doctors. And hospitality workers can be entirely migrant workers - they live and work here on fixed contracts then return home.

Australian's dont want to do those jobs unfortunately.
Australians don't want a lot of jobs. They do them because they pay better than alternatives.

This can't happen if you permanently flood the market with foreign workers. Then wages don't grow, and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy .
 

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I was thinking along the lines of nurses, other health workers, hospitality people (chefs) among other things. With nursing and healthcare specifically, because of the requirement on Visa's to work in the regions, skilled migrants are an unfortunate necessitybecause they do prop up critical regional workforces.



Australian's dont want to do those jobs unfortunately.
yea but if we breed ppl that are TOO smart- 2 positives = a negative so we will breed dumb ppl and BOOM. skills shortage solved
 

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Then only let in nurses and doctors. And hospitality workers can be entirely migrant workers - they live and work here on fixed contracts then return home.
It would be good if we could get this right. Unfortunately the business lobby has been very effective at expanding the skilled migration list a bit too generously.

Australians don't want a lot of jobs. They do them because they pay better than alternatives.

This can't happen if you permanently flood the market with foreign workers. Then wages don't grow, and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy .
They especially dont want these jobs though and they dont do them (the latter being the difference). Also, interestingly you have highlighted a central argument which has largely restricted skilled migration in the trades. That argument has successfully been made by..the CFMEU. Could it be true, Sylvia and the CFMEU on the same page...
 

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