Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing pressure to address the dire skills shortage in Australia – which is currently ranked second last in the developed world.
According to the OECD, the only country doing worse than Australia is Canada, which has endured heated protests for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Mr Albanese said the situation however was not due to the COVID-19 pandemic but for a decade of inaction by the previous government. Mr Albanese said the situation however is not due to the COVID-19 pandemic but for a decade of inaction by the previous government. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage“Good government deals with the immediate issues that are confronting governments and businesses, but it also plans.
The two-day summit is designed at bringing business, unions and industry together to address employment shortages and the economic challenges facing the country.
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