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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp and Josh Butler

Business lobby calls to open temporary skilled migration to all jobs earning more than $90,000

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The Greens are calling for faster wage increases in industries dominated by women, like the care sector. Photograph: Tetra Images/Alamy

Big business has called to open temporary skilled migration to all jobs earning more than $90,000, but stopped short of endorsing union calls to make that the minimum wage for foreign workers.

The Business Council of Australia (BCA) has also called for a two-year boost to the annual migration intake to 220,000 a year in a submission ahead of next week’s jobs and skills summit.

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