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Jobs & Skills Shortages Made Even Worse by Migration Changes
MR - 17 September 2026
The nation’s peak hospitality bodies warn the Federal Government’s moves to restrict Working Holiday
Makers and continue twelve-month delays to process skilled visas will hurt the Australian economy. “Targeting working holiday makers makes no logical sense - they are a motivated and mobile workforce
who help fill seasonal work, especially in the regions,” Australian Hotels Association CEO Stephen Ferguson
said.