Introduction

Australia's population reached 20.3 million by the end of June 2005. Of the new permanent additions that numbered 167, 319, Australia gained 47, 171 skilled migrants but lost 29, 621 skilled people through permanent emigration. The problem is plain to see. Australia is one of the fastest growing countries in the world yet it does not have the necessary highly skilled workforce to not only maintain the current economic growth, but as at Jan 2006 it does not have the required workforce to support current requirements in areas such as Health, Engineering and Construction. In response to this current skilled labour crisis, the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) has launched a massive Migration Program to maximise the number of employer sponsored skilled migrants.

The problem

However in a paradoxical twist that sometimes makes a mockery of the skills shortage, it is now harder to gain entry in to Australia as a skilled migrant......

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Title: Migration
Approximate Word Count: 896
Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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