Queensland industries fear migration cut will worsen worker shortage

According to The Australian Financial Review, Queensland industries have pleaded with the state and federal government to address a critical workforce shortage through targeted visas, after Premier Steven Miles threw his support behind a migration clampdown.
Mr Miles has backed federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s proposal to slash migration in a bid to ease the pressure on housing.
But industry leaders in Queensland said a reduction in new arrivals risked compounding a shortage of workers in sectors reliant on overseas staff, particularly tourism, agriculture and skilled international fields in health.
Queensland’s medical peak body said half of the state’s doctors were trained overseas, and it feared a reduction in migration would place further broad strains on the workforce.

https://www.afr.com/companies/agriculture/queensland-industries-fear-migration-cut-will-worsen-worker-shortage-20240521-p5jfib