The summit will bring unions, employers and interest groups together to reach “common ground” on enterprise bargaining, gender equality, migration and other issues.
The summit will be held in Parliament House from September 1, with a raft of ministers taking charge of policy areas as the government aims to bring unions, employers and interest groups together to reach “common ground” on enterprise bargaining, gender equality, migration and other issues.Alex Ellinghausen
“We’ve chosen the timing deliberately ... it is possible that if there is common ground and agreement found at the summit, if we can move quickly, we will.” With Australia’s skill shortage looming close to 500,000 jobs, Albanese said temporary migration for short-term skill demands “will continue to play a role”. However, he said Australia needed to become an attractive destination for skilled workers to settle in a global labour market.
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