Yoga instructors, dog handlers and martial artists have been placed above tradies on the nation’s draft priority skills list for migrants. The core skills list sets out which workers are eligible for the new Skills in Demand Visa, which replaces the Temporary Skills Shortage Visa in late-2024, with the programContinue Reading
The NSW Premier has raised serious concerns over chronic labour shortages in the state’s construction sector, warning severe worker shortfalls will cripple Labor’s national housing supply targets. Chris Minns says it will “extremely difficult” for the state to meet the federal government’s plan to build 1.2 million new homes inContinue Reading
The Cheap Seats co-host Melanie Bracewell was left red-faced after dropping the F-bomb during a live interview with Anthony Albanese. The prime minister joined hosts, Bracewell and Tim McDonald on Monday night to discuss the Voice to Parliament and G20 Summit. Bracewell, who hails from New Zealand, experienced an embarrassingContinue Reading
A failure to address a crippling housing crisis in regional Australia could have serious economic consequences, governments have been warned. Independent Indi MP Helen Haines, Real Estate Institute of Australia chief executive Anna Neelagama and Anglicare executive director Kasy Chambers made the warning at a National Rural Press Club addressContinue Reading