SACES economic research

ADELAIDE is falling behind in the race to attract more people and those who remain here are struggling to find work.

POPULATION growth in South Australia stacks up favourably compared to many foreign nations, the State Government says. Discussion around how to bring — and keep — more people in SA took place in Parliament recently after regional Liberal MP Tim Whetstone introduced a motion that called on the Government to “address the concerning population drain”

South Australia’s ageing workforce and dwindling regional populations are exacerbating skills shortages that are hitting regional businesses hard, according to forthcoming research that urges the Federal Government to broaden – rather than restrict – access to 457 visas.

This initiative is spearheaded by Mark Glazbrook, RMA, who has sent the following email to Migration Alliance.  We support Mark’s initiative and provide a copy (with permission) of Mark’s email below.  Please contact Mark directly should you wish to contribute.

Independent Senator for South Australia, Nick Xenophon, will tell a roundtable conference today about his latest plans to amend the Migration Act to increase business and investor migrants to Australia’s low population growth states and regions to boost overall employment and economic growth.

Independent Senator for South Australia, Nick Xenophon, will introduce legislation in Federal Parliament next month to amend the Migration Act, aimed at boosting business and investor migrants, as well as international students, into Australia’s struggling states and regions.

UP TO 16,000 jobs a year would be created in South Australia under a plan to lower the threshold for foreign investors, Independent Senator Nick Xenophon says.