Supported Programs

Grattan Institute

Harnessing insights

Overview

In the wake of the pandemic, Australia faces several challenges, including a slowdown in productivity, skills shortages and an aging population. Australia’s Migration Opportunity: How Rethinking Skilled Migration Can Solve Some of our Biggest Problems explores how a re-focused skilled migration scheme may address these issues.

Supported by the Scanlon Foundation, the Grattan Institute has produced a series of reports on how to strengthen Australia’s immigration program. These include

  • Migrants in the Australian Workforce: A Guidebook for Policy Makers
  • Fixing Temporary Skilled Migration: A Better Deal for Australia
  • Australia’s Migration Opportunity: How Rethinking Skilled Migration Can Solve Some of our Biggest Problems

The latest report makes a number of strategic recommendations for strengthening Australia’s skilled migration intake, including improving visa portability, making employer-sponsored visas available for workers in all occupations where employees are earning over $85,000 a year; limiting less-skilled economic migration and replacing existing point-tested visa streams with a single stream that targets younger, higher skilled workers.

Implementing these changes has the potential to attract more skilled workers to Australia, resulting in increased productivity and flow on economic benefits.

Years Supported

2022 -2023