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- Permanent residency part of worker shortage solution: Albanese
- Health minister eyes cosmetic surgery regulation
- ‘Relieved’ voters flock to Labor, back Albanese
- This morning’s key headlines at a glance
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Permanent residency part of worker shortage solution: Albanese
Easier pathways for temporary skilled migrants to make Australia their permanent home are shaping as part of the federal government’s plan to address worker shortages that will be mapped out at next week’s jobs and skills summit.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese yesterday said it appeared the difficulty of temporary migrants becoming permanent residents had contributed to a shortfall across many important parts of the workforce for years.
Anthony Albanese at a jeweller in Sydney on Monday. He says pathways to permanent residency should be a part of dealing with skills shortages.Credit:Kate Geraghty
The government believes there will be a dearth of workers in occupations ranging from civil engineers and childcare workers to construction managers and registered nurses over the next five years.
Deloitte Access Economics research this week found the nation’s tight anti-COVID immigration rules had left potential skilled workers wary of moving to Australia. But the consultancy believes a clearer path to permanent residency for all business-sponsored temporary residents could overcome these concerns.
More on this issue here.
Health minister eyes cosmetic surgery regulation
Health Minister Mark Butler says further regulation of the cosmetic surgery industry will be discussed at future health ministers’ meetings as pressure mounts for a royal commission amid fresh allegations of patient exploitation by so-called “cowboys”.
The story of a 24-year-old woman screaming in agony after a failed Brazilian Butt Lift has sparked calls for a national inquiry into a system experts say is failing to protect patients, with surgical colleges uniting to criticise the regulator.
Health Minister Mark Butler says he has been appalled by the “disgusting” behaviour of some cosmetic surgeons and has put the regulation of the sector on the agenda of health ministers.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
The harrowing ordeal, during which a cosmetic surgeon gave a patient gauze to scream into as he used scissors to cut a hole into her swollen, infected buttock, was revealed by Nine’s 60 Minutes on Sunday as part of a joint investigation with The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
Read the full story here.
‘Relieved’ voters flock to Labor, back Albanese
In case you missed it, voters have swung behind Labor with a surge of support to give the new federal government a strong lead in the community with a primary vote of 42 per cent – up from 33 per cent at the election just three months ago.
The significant shift has given Prime Minister Anthony Albanese a commanding lead over Opposition Leader Peter Dutton of 55 to 17 per cent as preferred prime minister, repeating the stunning gains for new leaders after previous elections.
With federal politics dominated by a dispute over former prime minister Scott Morrison and his decision to take five ministerial portfolios without telling parliament, the new findings show voters have cut their primary vote support for the Coalition from 36 to 28 per cent since the election.
More on the results here.
This morning’s key headlines at a glance
Good morning and thanks for your company.
It’s Tuesday, August 23. I’m Broede Carmody and I’ll be anchoring our live coverage for the first half of the day.
Here’s what you need to know before we get started.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will make public today the solicitor-general’s legal advice regarding Scott Morrison’s appointment to several portfolios without the knowledge of the Australian public or the majority of the affected ministers.
- It comes after the latest Resolve Political Monitor found a post-election surge in support for the PM as well as the Labor Party.
- In NSW, Alexandra Smith and Lucy Cormack have unearthed more documents in the state’s trade role saga. You can read their latest exclusive here.
- In Victoria, Annika Smethurst writes that more professional women are putting their hands up to run as climate-focused independents. Victorians will head to the polls in November.
- In Western Australia, Christian schools say they have “grave concerns” they’ll be forced to close if changes to the state’s anti-discrimination laws go ahead.
- And in international news, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for revenge following the death of his daughter in a car bombing over the weekend. The Kremlin has blamed a Ukrainian woman for the attack (which occurred in the suburbs of Moscow). Kyiv has labelled the claims propaganda.
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