As we all know, Australia`s immigration policy has tightened over the past two years and last fiscal year saw a sharp reduction in permanent places compared with previous years.
As a matter of fact, the population of Australia`s big cities has indeed risen considerably in recent years, even with a trend of "overcrowding", while remote areas are still in short supply of labour.
Uneven population distribution has always been a challenge for the Australian government.
And how to get permanent status is also a matter of great concern to the majority of Chinese who want to stay in Australia.
As Australia`s population surpasses the 25000000 mark, local government (councils) will be granted employer-guaranteed visa status to attract more new immigrants to live and work in remote areas of Australia, according to a news release from the The Age.
1. What is a local government employer`s guarantee?
The new local employer-guaranteed visa could be seen as a combination of state and former employer guarantees, the report said.
According to the current plan, local governments will recruit nurses, technicians and farmers as "employers" in short supply of talent and labor, but only if they work and live in remote areas.
Unlike the old employer guarantee, the new local government employer guarantee links permanent residence visas to remote areas, rather than the old ones that tie visas to employers.
This will not only avoid being squeezed by "unscrupulous employers" because of employer guarantees, but also avoid illegal trade in employer-guaranteed quotas.
Because most migrants choose to settle in big cities such as Sydney and Melbourne, resulting in a severely uneven population distribution, local government employers guarantee that the problem is effectively addressed. Attract more talent and labor to small cities and remote areas.
Like the remote-area bonus policy, the new regional government employer-guaranteed visa will comply with strict rules to ensure that migrants stay in remote areas for a long time, rather than moving to work in big cities after a short stay.
Civil Affairs Minister (citizenship minister) Alan Tudge said immigration policies in designated areas will include all industries and jobs that have proven manpower shortages, and that the local government is directly responsible for promoting its own areas and hiring.)
2. Visa and Medicare Bundle
In order to ensure that migrants can live in specific areas for the long term, the government may consider bundling health care for migrants in a particular remote area, directly linked to visas, according to reports.
After all, medical care is seen as one of the most reliable indicators of where a person lives.
3. Strengthening Infrastructure Construction in large cities
James Pearson, chairman of the Australian Chamber of Commerce (Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry), said Sydney and Melbourne were "concentrated and crowded" not because of the number of immigrants, but because infrastructure was inadequate to keep pace with population growth.
Many cities in the world`s economically developed regions have much more people than Melbourne and Sydney, but those cities don`t have any problems due to their large population.
As the population continues to grow, infrastructure and public services will become more important, and the problem will become more serious if it does not improve in a timely manner. Fortunately, Labor Transport and Infrastructure Director Anthony Albanese said the Australian government has invested A $75 billion to improve and develop infrastructure.
(photo source: < The Age >, Anthony Albanese)
As for how and to what extent the A $75 billion investment will improve the congestion in big cities, let`s see.
Finally, although the new immigration visa scheme is still under discussion, it is good news for many friends who want to emigrate. After all, there is another way to stay in Australia for a long time.
It is hoped that the final policy plan determined by the Australian government will not only harm the interests of immigrants, but also improve Australia`s current uneven population distribution, and at the same time seize the time to strengthen infrastructure and create a better and more convenient living and living environment.
