Submission | Comment on the Productivity Commission’s Draft Report on the Migrant Intake into Australia

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry views the Productivity Commission’s Draft Report on the Migration Intake into Australia as a valuable contribution to the important discussion around migration. The Report provides strong evidence of the benefits of migration and finds that skilled migrants make a major economic contribution and should therefore constitute a significant component of the total migration quota.

The Australian Chamber supports the Commission’s conclusion that migration based on fees is not appropriate for Australia as it does not guarantee the current approach’s demographic and economic dividend.

This submission concentrates on three areas:

• recommending further Government effort on issues canvassed in the report;
• addressing requests in the draft report for further information in areas relevant to business; and,
• identifying issues where the Australian Chamber disagrees with the draft report.