January 16th 2008 - Western Australian Skills Shortage increases migration
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the demand for temporary immigration of skilled workers has increased in the last ten years. Between 1996-2005, inward short-term employment travel grew by 17 percent each year.
The rapidly expanding economy of Western Australia continues to cause skills shortages in the area, which in turn, is driving up the demand for labour from overseas.
Australian Bureau of Statistics stated the rise in employment arrivals was consistent with research conducted by the Parliamentary Library of Australia, which found that the number of Australian temporary 457 visas issued from 2004-05 to 2005-06 increased by 44 percent (not including secondary family member visas).
The recent statistics show considerable change in the countries from which short term migrant workers have originated. Rather than coming from New Zealand and United Kingdom workes have been coming from Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia
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