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Politics
Lucinda Garbutt-Young

Industry wants visas for skills that 'really matter'

Trade qualifications for Australian students are heavily subsidised by the government. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Migration policies delivered by the major parties are being described as a missed opportunity to bring construction apprentices to Australia to help boost desperately needed housing supply.

The government, coalition and One Nation have in recent weeks announced much-touted plans to slash migrant intake across the country as it becomes a hot political issue.

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