Australia’s ‘broken’ migration system leaves 1.8m workers ‘permanently temporary’, review finds

Labor urged to ditch skills lists, allow more workers in caring occupations and tackle long wait times for family visas

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Australia’s “broken” migration system encourages 1.8 million guest workers to be “permanently temporary” due to strict caps on permanent migration, a landmark review has found.

The migration review, to be released on Thursday by the home affairs minister, Clare O’Neil, calls for “major reform”, warning that fixing Australia’s migration system “cannot be achieved by further tinkering and incrementalism”.

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