Managing Australia’s Migrant Intake | 2018 -19 Migration Program

The Australian Chamber welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the Department of Home Affair’s consultation process into the Migration Program for 2018-19.

The Chamber has maintained a strong engagement with migration policy over many years, providing a highly considered and evidence-based viewpoint on the business impacts of migration policy. The needs of business and the broader community must underpin Australia’s migration program.  This submission sets out the case in support of maintaining permanent skilled migration at a similar level to the current cap and seeks that the Department return to a system where it was possible for permanent migrants to be sponsored by employers under any skilled occupation category.