The Federal Government will boost Australia's skilled migrant intake 30 per cent to record levels in a bid to overcome a shortage of skilled workers.

As part of tonight's Federal Budget - the first by Kevin Rudd's Labor Government - Immigration Minister Chris Evans announced an extra 31,000 skilled migrants will be allowed into Australia permanently in 2008-2009.

Mr Evans says the extra allocation will take skilled migrant numbers to 133,500 for the year, by far the largest component of the country's total migrant intake of 190,300.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/13/2243787.htm?section=justin

hi Alan,
Does this mean that the proposals for the new Pathway will be completed soon?
Do you have a date when they will come into practise and the requirements for unskilled workers.
My husband is a skilled and experienced Wall and Floor Tiler, with many years experience in domestic and contract work, he only has a NVQ II because I pushed him to do it becasuse we were thinking of emigrating.
I'm a police officer but waiting to resign, once we have visas and dont want to be an officer over in Australia.
Any assistance would be greatly appriecated
thanks

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Originally posted by southern:
hi Alan,
Does this mean that the proposals for the new Pathway will be completed soon?

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No, I would not be drawing that conclusion.

Best regards.