Frank wrote on Jul 15^th, 2026 at 7:56pm:


Might be time for the homeless to set up a "tent embassy" in front  of parliament.

'Misleadingly named': Labor's skilled workforce program exposed as primary workers make up less than half of approvals
Labor's skilled migration program has been exposed, after fresh data found that less than half of people approved for skilled working visas were primary applicants who met the program’s requirements.

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July 7, 2026 - 2:05PM


Over the five years to June 2025, visas approved for family and other dependants totalled 594,470, of which 307,575 were chain permanent migrants under the skilled category.

IPA research fellow Kevin You said the figures raised serious questions about how the program was presented to the public.

“The federal government’s misleadingly named Skilled Migration Program is just a visa approvals target that clearly prioritises chain migration over skilled migration,” Mr You said.

“The government’s mass migration program has inflicted serious economic and social harm on mainstream Australians, all while telling them it’s to help the economy.

“Federal governments, under both major parties, have misled Australians into thinking that we have a skills-first migration system. 
It helps explain why no matter how much migration is increased our workforce is not getting any more skilled or productive.”

While the program covers traditional shortage areas such as medicine, engineering and construction trades, it now includes 456 occupations.

The list extends to professions including graphic designers, actors, advertising managers, public relations advisers and interior designers.

One Nation says the latest figures showed the skilled migration program was failing to deliver what Australians had been promised.

"The data confirms what has been known for some time: Labor's immigration policy does not work in the national interest," a One Nation spokesperson told SkyNews.com.au.

"It is not designed to meet our skills shortage, and only makes Australia's housing crisis worse."

"When you look at our overall economic performance, the only reason that we’re not in an overall economic recession is because of these elevated migration numbers.  And the government will use that as a justification to continue these elevated levels of migration.”

Setanta wrote on Jul 14^th, 2026 at 9:43pm:


You are missing the big picture relating back to the original response. If a billionaire wanted to save some money on increased taxation imposed upon him/her, why spend more time and money moving out of the area to get a tax break in a new area? Is not the business where you are making your money just staying where it is? And what are you recouping if it is where your residency is located that determines your taxation you pay? A year of expenditure and a business lifetime of travelling to your organisation to conduct business?