Labour shortages 'could've already been addressed'

Shadow Employment Minister Michaelia Cash says Australia's labour shortages could have already been addressed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

“Clearly, there are issues, but I think the two policy solutions that have already been put on the table, in particular by Peter Dutton, could’ve already been addressed by Anthony Albanese,” Ms Cash told Sky News Australia.

“And they are, of course, as you know, the veterans and pensioners policy to allow them to work additional hours without affecting their pension."

She said the other solution is to get migration “going again”.

[VeteranfromOz]

Labor shortages can be addressed by removing the useless mandates.

[JohnnyFugs]

People working long hours or 2 or 3 jobs etc is dangerous for health safety and well-being for everyone.

[Joe-jdpn]

Get rid of vaccine mandates and i will come back to work. Not a day before!

[johnsbackwithcommonsense]

Yeah mandates and all the BS there's the issue.

[Design_no]

Albo has been very busy blaming everyone else. He doesn't have the time to fix anything. Cmon, give the guy a break. 😜

[Ayeayeaye]

It's about PEOPLE STARTED STEPPING IN and stop being placated by 2 choices to run this country.
We know a lot of taxes were funnelled out of this country to Rome / England .
There is more than enough money to pay real wages, cut taxes, slash the parliamentarians who are a burden to the people.
Their time is running out.

[justin-case]

*Never forget that your lost your job for refusing to take something that they knew wasn't going to work. Even worse you took something that they knew wasn't going to work just to keep your job. At best you're going to get the thing it was supposed to prevent. And at worst you are going to get serious side effects.*

[oldtimers]

If Unions get to much control where back to strikes very Christmas and closed wharves and down truck deliveries for food and goods . Stronger Unions are good for Labor not for the country . 50 years of being in different unions and all i did was loss money every strike .

[evamosbauer]

Well said, our Prime Minister needs to pull his finger out of his ears, and start doing the job he is being paid by Australian tax payers, less talk more action food for thought

[dalerahaley]

mediascum, polliescum, corporatescum, medicalscum, policescum, bueraucratscum all going to the gallows very soon.

[Barney_Rubble]

Long covid is keeping 30, 000 Australians off work everyday. 🤦‍♂️

[transition]

She is the most credible politician I have heard in the last 5 years - next Prime Minister

[briananderson]

It's actually red, blue and green tape that shafts Australians .
All politically party's are openly showing contempt for the Australian people.

[meredithisme]

Everywhere I look signs, vacancy apply within

[paulwilson]

Let's tuly discuss UNDER EMPLOYMENT. My understanding you only need 3 hours/week, paid or voluntary, to be classed as employed. I hope I'm wrong. Both Labour & Liberal have been totally bipartisan in this. It is total smoke & mirror POLITICAL bulls**t.

[johncorlett]

i once walked out in the middle of an interview when they told me it was closed shop, compulsory union membership. they wanted me, even offered to pay my dues, nope, i will NEVER be part of a union

[WE.SAID.CUTTHECHECK]

Pay more, have a clean work environment, you can get workers. Idk why it seems so hard for CEOs to understand but I guess they want to lose their businesses 🙃

[annamyer]

The Australian "It’s been a dream start for Anthony Albanese’s prime ministership, a new opinion poll has revealed."

A Newspoll for The Australian, released late on Sunday, has Mr Albanese with a record satisfaction rating of 61 per cent. No incoming PM has received such a strong satisfaction rating in a Newspoll since polling began in 1985." Sorry just have to rub it in lol

[garymottley]

Bugger off...all I need to know is how much I need to pay my employees....and don't add me in your small business employees....you have no idea lady

[trickyboy]

Get migration going again, Micky? You know you are a shadow minister for a government that tried everything it could to limit it, right?
:I