Migration

AHA CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS WORKFORCE RISKS

Posted on October 19th, 2026 by Jane Louise
The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) is using social media to put the spotlight on how changes to migration policy could reshape Australia’s workforce, with its striking new ad (below) envisioning what life could be like for ordinary Australians if major

PUBS FACE BACKPACKER CRUNCH

Posted on September 28th, 2026 by Jane Louise
Australia’s Working Holiday Maker program is about more than migration numbers. For pubs and hotels across regional Australia it is also about having enough people behind the bar, in the kitchen, cleaning rooms and keeping the doors open. Regional hospitality

MIGRATION REVIEW TO GET THE JOB DONE

Posted on May 1st, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The Albanese government’s assessment and reform of Australia’s migration system is heralded to strip red tap and greatly reduce delays to skilled workers being granted permanent residency. Late last week at the National Press Club, home affairs minister Clare O’Neil