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Australia’s worker shortage is a Canberra policy shortage

12 October 2023

4:30 AM

12 October 2023

4:30 AM

Australia’s persistent worker shortage crisis is a major roadblock to the growth of our economy and our nation’s prosperity. There is no clearer example of how it is adversely affecting our infrastructure than in the housing sector.

Recently, Jobs and Skills Australia released their inaugural Annual Jobs and Skills Report, which revealed that 36 per cent of all occupations they assessed were in shortage across the nation in 2023.

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