The federal government's decision to raise Australia's permanent migration cap by 35,000 has been welcomed by migrant workers and visa applicants but concerns have been raised about visa backlogs and worker exploitation protections.
In an attempt to address economy-wide skills shortages, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said, the country would increase the cap to 195,000 this financial year.
"This could mean thousands more nurses settling in the country this year, thousands more engineers," she said at day two of the jobs and skills summit.
