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Dominic Giannini

Upskill not at migration expense: Chalmers

Jim Chalmers says Australians shouldn't be stripped of opportunities in the labour market. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Increasing the migration cap to help ease Australia's skills shortages cannot come at the expense of training up the workforce, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says.

The Business Council of Australia is urging the government to boost the permanent migration cap to 220,000 temporarily to make up for the shortfall in migration during the pandemic.

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