Joint media release with the Hon Susan Close MP
The Albanese Labor Government is making it easier and fairer for South Australian business to get the workers they need to fill skills shortages, today announcing a migration agreement with Malinauskas Labor Government, delivering for schools and hospitals in the regions, and the growing tech economy in the city.
Up to 2000 positions are being made available for regional employers outside of Adelaide which will see more care workers, nurses and teachers for regional South Australian communities filling local worker shortages.
In Adelaide, the new agreement will make it easier for business to hire tech workers – promoting growth, innovation and building local businesses creating more jobs for local South Australians.
The Albanese Labor Government is also cutting red tape for employers by increasing the number of jobs offered under the agreement and streamlining a number of requirements for employers. Jobs being added to the list include bricklayers and other construction workers.
The Albanese and Malinauskas Governments understand the importance of ensuring migrant workers are safe at work, and are afforded proper pay and conditions. Both Governments have agreed to continue working together in a genuine tripartite manner through 2024 and 2025 as the next South Australian agreements are negotiated, to begin from July 2025 to ensure our migration system works in the interest of South Australians.
QUOTES ATTRIBUTABLE TO FEDERAL MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS, ANDREW GILES:
“We haven’t wasted a day in cleaning up immigration the mess left by the Liberals over a decade of neglect, including under former Minister Dutton.
“We’ve turned the page on this wasted decade by making our system easier, better, and fairer for South Australians.
“The South Australian migration agreement is good for businesses, good for Australian workers, and good for regional communities who rely on essential services often delivered by new migrants.”
QUOTES ATTRIBUTABLE TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA DEPUTY PREMIER, SUSAN CLOSE:
“There is incredibly high demand in regional South Australia for health and aged care workers and teachers, and this agreement will help to fill these roles.
“These skilled migrants will play an important role within our regional schools, aged care facilities and hospitals where local recruiting has not been able to keep up with demand.
“The agreement will also assist South Australia’s transition a to high-tech manufacturing state by enabling employers access to the skills they need to capitalise on major projects.”
