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Poppy Johnston

Tech industry and unions sign skills deal

Industry Minister Ed Husic has welcomed the deal brokered by the ACTU and Tech Council of Australia. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The tech sector and the peak union body have joined forces to call for fast-tracked permanent residency for high-skilled, well-paid tech workers to plug legitimate skills shortages.

In the deal signed ahead of the jobs and skills summit next week, the ACTU and the Tech Council of Australia also agreed on the need to establish a new digital apprenticeship delivered through the vocational education system.

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