Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews is hoping skilled migrants from overseas will be able to help his government tackle the state’s hospital staffing crisis.
The premier has pushed for the clearance of a “massive” backlog of skilled migrants saying the stagnation in Australia’s skilled migration in the past two years was contributing to Victoria’s ailing health system.
Speaking at an event on June 28, Andrews said he had asked Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to provide more resources to process the “tens of thousands” of visa applicants during the national cabinet meeting on June 17.
“At my urging, he’s (Anthony Albanese) put … extra staff on to move through that backlog,” he said….