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Melissa Parris, Senior Lecturer, Deakin Business School, Deakin University

Underuse of migrants’ skills is costing us billions. Discrimination often starts at the job interview

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Pathways to resolving Australia’s skills shortage were a key discussion point at the government’s recent economic reform roundtable. One of those discussions specifically focused on the need to streamline skills recognition for qualified migrants.

The Productivity Commission has highlighted the continuing mismatch for many migrants between their skills and qualifications and their level of employment over the past decade.

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