Labor's 'skilled migration' program exposed as family visa pipeline

Sky News host James Morrow says new figures show only a fraction of permanent skilled visas are actually going to skilled workers. “Labor is in a bit of hot water after fresh data revealed Australia's migration program is actually propped up by family members and not the skilled migrants our workforce needs,” Mr Morrow said. “The Institute of Public Affairs has done great analysis of Department of Home Affairs data from 2024-25 … and found that of the 132,148 permanent skilled visas granted over a 12-month period, only about 33 per cent actually went to someone approved as skilled. “Shouldn’t we be focusing more on training Australians to get jobs rather than just simply looking overseas?”