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Zac de Silva

Submarine program may buoy nation's migration rate

The AUKUS submarine program could drain skilled workers away from other industries. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia could be forced to bring in more migrants to fill critical gaps in the nation's workforce created by the AUKUS nuclear submarine program, the home affairs minister warns.

Tony Burke used a major address to suggest some Australians will leave their jobs to seek out better-paying roles in the defence sector as the AUKUS pact progresses in the coming years.

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