Western Australia's skilled migration intake will quadruple in the next financial year to address severe labor shortages in sectors such as construction and health. This new agreement between the State and Federal Governments follows a 70 percent reduction in WA's State Migration Program allocation by the Commonwealth last year.
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00:00Much-needed tradies and health workers will form part of the 5,000 skilled migration visas
00:09available under the State Migration Program and another 5,000 places under a newly established
00:16WA-designated migration agreement.
00:27The boost is welcome by building lobby groups, but the HIA says at least 80% of visas need
00:38to be allocated to construction workers to make a real difference.
00:52Questions have also been raised around where the workers will live.
01:12Both sides of state politics hopeful the additional migrants will ease, not exacerbate, the housing
01:17woes.
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