The unemployment rate has remained at 3.5% today, but commentary about the figure is obscuring warnings about the impact of acute talent shortages across Australia, says Robert Walters NSW managing director Andrew Hanson. read more
Proposed changes to the skilled migration system are worth testing and will potentially give Australia an edge in competing for talent against rival economies, says Robert Walters director Jane Lowney. read more
Australia's skilled migration system should be based more on employers' talent needs instead of relying on "overly restrictive" shortage lists, the Productivity Commission says. read more
Employers and recruiters have welcomed today's announcement that the skilled migration cap will lift to 195,000, but say this is just the "first step" to luring the brightest overseas talent to Australia. read more