The number of skilled migrants allocated to Queensland will be cut this year despite the rest of the country receiving almost 10,000 more workers as part of an Albanese government shake-up of its immigration system.
Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania will be the big winners out of the federal government’s move to re-profile its state-nominated visa schemes. They will each receive at least an extra 1500 permanent skilled migrant visa nominations in 2024-25.
Federal Immigration Minister Andrew Giles said the move, which will result in almost 10,000 more skilled migrant spots provided to the states, was designed to address skills shortages in areas of the country most in need.
“Our approach is fairer and will get the skilled workers our country needs, turning the page on a decade of a broken system,” he said.
“The Albanese government is ensuring skilled workers can bring their knowledge and skills to areas across the country that need it the most – without contributing to further backlogs, delays, and waitlists.”
QLD (-350)
491: 600 / 190: 600
SA (+1,900)
491: 1,200 / 190: 3,000
TAS (+1,500)
491: 600 / 190: 2,100
WA (+2,500)
491: 1,850 / 190: 3,000
ACT (+600)
491: 900 / 190: 900
NT (+550)
491/190: 1200
Remaining allocation for VIC and NSW (+2600)
