Labor frontbencher and the Opposition, Innovation, Technology & Future of Work, Spokeswoman, Clare O’Neil has called for widespread and comprehensive changes to immigration, as part of a #PostPandemic overhaul of Australia’s migration policies.
Ms. O’Neil expressed her opinions on economics, foreign affairs, and immigration, in a major address to the National Press Club, offering her insight by stating that the number of unskilled migrants had doubled to 800,000 over the past 15 years, while temporary skilled migrants brought the combined figure close to one million.
She said pivotal changes were needed to increase the percentage of skilled, permanent migrants, into the country, and to boost manufacturing, science, and technology.
Ms. O’Neil said:
“This is not a dog whistle. I am arguing here in favour of immigration, strongly. And this is not about race – I’m not making any comment about where migrants come from…
“I’m saying that we need to make an economic transformation in our country and that immigration can help us do it – but it’s not going to happen if we just go back to the way things were before…”
The crux of her speech was generated from her own recent podcast, in which she spoke to more than 60 leading political, economic, and academic figures.
To read the more on Ms. O’Neil comments, go HERE – SBS NEWS
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