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New Zealanders living in Australia have been given a new way of becoming citizens. But only some of them stand to benefit
“WHAT the new policy does is penalise New Zealanders engaged in low-paid work. The ‘occupation matrix’ in the Department of Employment ’s annual overview of the labour market, Australian Jobs 2015, shows that the median full-time salary for many occupations falls below the current TSMIT threshold of $53,900. A quick scan of just the job headings from A to C reveals that New Zealanders who work as bakers, bar attendants, baristas, beauty therapists, bricklayers, café workers, car detailers, care workers (in child, aged, disability, personal or nursing care), checkout operators, cleaners, clothing trade workers and cooks may all struggle to meet the required salary threshold for Turnbull’s new path to residency…”
