Submission to Planning Australia’s 2024-2025 permanent migration program consultation

Master Builders Australia (Master Builders) welcomes the opportunity to provide a response to the Planning Australia’s 2024-2025 permanent migration program consultation paper.

Master Builders recommends the following:

• Government should not place a number on how many skilled migrants should be accepted in 2024-2025, rather it should adopt a that incentivises and subsidises migrants with skills that are on the National Skills Shortage list.
• If a reduction in the number of migrants on shore must be achieved, this should not be at the expense of skilled migrants, rather Student and Working Holiday visas should be reduced.
• Migration program planning must be undertaken in reference to the National Skills Shortage list, taking into account shortages in both regional and metropolitan areas.
• Trade and mutual recognition agreements must become more prolific with a focus on countries with comparable or better qualification and licensing frameworks.