Skilled migration
Alternative labels
Overseas qualifications
Skilled migrants
Strategy
A migration system for a more prosperous and secure Australia
The Australian Government has released for discussion this outline of their migration strategy. The document, informed by the Migration Review and stakeholder consultation, articulates the proposed policy shifts needed to reform the nation's migration system.
Report
Review of the migration system: final report
In September 2022, the Federal Home Affairs Minister, Clare O'Neil, announced three eminent persons would lead a comprehensive review of Australia's migration system to ensure it better meets existing challenges and sets a clear direction for the coming decades. This report sets out the findings from the review.
Report
World development report 2023: migrants, refugees, and societies
The World Bank’s annual World Development Reports (WDRs) are staples of the global community’s reservoir of knowledge and data about key development issues. The 2023 edition discusses migration, one of the world’s most important and pressing challenges.
Policy
A roadmap for immigration reform: identifying weak links in the labor supply chain
The authors of this report begin by describing the current U.S. labor market context, noting the important distortions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and their relationship to the immigrant workforce. They also present their detailed framework - the Occupational Opportunity Network, and offer some practical policy applications.
Discussion paper
Australia's future migration system
In response to the discussion paper for the federal government’s migration policy review released in November 2022, this paper outlines future trends that Australia’s migration system will confront, the principles that should guide the future system, and policy recommendations in line with these principles.