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Australia to restore migrant intake to pre-Covid levels to address worker shortages
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The federal government flagged plans to accept 160,000 migrants a year.
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SYDNEY - Australia is set to restore its migration intake to pre-pandemic levels as it faces a drastic lack of workers that is threatening its post-lockdown recovery.
As the country this week finally reopened its borders to skilled workers and international students, the federal government flagged plans to accept 160,000 migrants a year.
