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Politics
Will Nicholas

Migration shift a 'terrible signal' for luring talent

Proposed changes to Australia's migration rules have come under fire at a parliamentary inquiry. (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS)

Changing migration policies is hindering Australia's chances of attracting the world's best and brightest minds, industry leaders are warning.

Builders, aged-care workers and educators fronted a parliamentary probe into skilled migration in Canberra on Friday, the morning after Immigration Tony Burke announced long-awaited reforms to student visas, working holiday-makers and over-stayers.

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