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“Picking Winners”: The Recent Transformation of Australia's Skilled Migration Policy

Hawthorne, Lesleyanne·2005·International Migration Review
DOI 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2005.tb00284.x
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From 1980 to 1996, Australian researchers identified consistently inferior labor market outcomes for professionals from non-English-speaking background source countries. In 1997, the incoming conservative government initiated a major review of Australia's skilled migration program, based on a determination to ‘select for success' among applicants. Subsequent initiatives included mandatory English language testing, rigorous qualifications screening, incentives for international students to migrate, and abolition of income support in the first two years post-arrival. This article provides a detailed analysis of factors leading to this policy transformation. Labor market outcomes for 2001 are defined, including a halving of unemployment among recently arrived migrants.

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Authors
Hawthorne, L.
Affiliations
The University of Melbourne (AU)
Corresponding author
Hawthorne, Lesleyanne
Venue
International Migration Review
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2005-09
Volume
39
Issue
3
Pages
663-696
ISSN
  • 0197-9183 (ISSN-L)
  • 1747-7379
DOI
10.1111/j.1747-7379.2005.tb00284.x
OpenAlex
W1996926035
Cited by
218
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FWCI
21.86
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • International Migration Review (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Refugees, and Integration
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Labour Market and Migration
Keywords
skilled migration policy, Australia, policy transformation, professionals, English language assessment, international students, income support, labor market outcomes, unemployment

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