Are Peripheral Regions Benefiting from National Policies Aimed at Attracting Skilled Migrants? Case Study of the Northern Territory of Australia

Golebiowska, Kate

doi:10.1007/s12134-015-0431-3

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“…The immigration policy in Australia faced challenges associated with population growth and labour market dynamics (Golebiowska, 2016). Since 1973, Australia addressed the backlash (Baringhorst, 2004) of its post-1945 expansive and discriminatory (to non-European) immigration policy direction (Ongley & Pearson, 1995) by shifting to a neocorporatist immigration model (Koslowski, 2014).…”

Section: The Second Migration Wave: 1971-1991mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The selective migration model was based on certain points allocated to applicants' background including age, proficiency in English, and relevant work experience in a nominated occupation, recognised educational qualification or willingness to settle in certain labour market regions in Australia. The later one was to address the varying degrees of labour market demand due to demographic and economic variations across Australia (Golebiowska, 2016). A range of visa categories, in addition to skill-set-based independent migrants, such as employer sponsored visa or temporary business long-stay visa were also in place (Koslowski, 2014).…”

Section: The Second Migration Wave: 1971-1991mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Spatio-temporal evolution of Chinese migration in Melbourne, Australia

Chhetri

Singh

et al. 2022

Migration and Development

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Section: The Second Migration Wave: 1971-1991mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Second Migration Wave: 1971-1991mentioning

confidence: 99%

Spatio-temporal evolution of Chinese migration in Melbourne, Australia

Chhetri

Singh

et al. 2022

Migration and Development

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“…The most recent state and territory statistics reveal that these grew to 71 per cent in the NT and 63.2 per cent in Queensland in -14 (DIBP, 2014. In recent years, regional and state-sponsored programs have driven the growth of skilled migration to the NT (Golebiowska, 2015).…”

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Attracting and Retaining International Migrants: A Key Issue in Developing Northern Australia

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Golebiowska²,

Taylor³

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Leading From the North: Rethinking Northern Australia Development

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“…To date, scholarly analyses of regional immigration policy in Australia have looked at the governance of the policy, and its economic and demographic impacts, in particular retention rates and labour market participation (Hugo 2008a,b;Golebiowska 2012Golebiowska ,2015Cameron et al 2012;Massey and Parr 2012). They have generally documented good participation in the labour market and noted that retention of immigrants in regional areas depends on a combination of factors, including job satisfaction and career prospects, quality of the local services and infrastructure (e.g.…”

Section: Assessing the Benefits Of Regional Immigration: A Review Of mentioning

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Responding to Negative Public Attitudes towards Immigration through Analysis and Policy: regional and unemployment dimensions

Golebiowska

Elnasri

Withers

2016

Australian Geographer

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This paper examines two key dimensions of the impact of immigration for Australia and related policy aspects. One is sub-national and the other is national. They are, first, the regional location aspects of immigration and second, the aggregate unemployment implications of immigration. These are chosen so as to focus on two important issues that condition public attitudes towards immigration. In relation to the first, there is a common positive view that channelling migration towards regional areas assists regional development and reduces pressure on metropolitan areas. The paper reviews regional concepts embodied in Australian immigration policy and the ways in which visa arrangements have implemented policies geared towards the regional dispersal of immigrants. Using official data, it discusses the demographic and economic impacts of these policies, and in particular, considers the extent to which immigrants to regional Australia remain there over the longer-term. In relation to unemployment, a common concern is that immigrants take jobs from local workers. The paper examines-using statistical regression methodology-the relationship between immigration and national aggregate unemployment in Australia. It evaluates the net consequences of immigration for both existing residents and new arrivals together. The paper concludes that, with good policy design in each case, regional location encouragement can be effective for immigrants and that immigrants need not take more jobs than they create. The analysis demonstrates that mixed methods approaches to important social science issues can be productive, and helpful also for policy. Evidence, such as that presented in this paper, offers a powerful basis from which to counter negative public and political discourses surrounding immigration in contemporary Australia.

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Are Peripheral Regions Benefiting from National Policies Aimed at Attracting Skilled Migrants? Case Study of the Northern Territory of Australia

Cited by 7 publications

References 32 publications

Spatio-temporal evolution of Chinese migration in Melbourne, Australia

Spatio-temporal evolution of Chinese migration in Melbourne, Australia

Attracting and Retaining International Migrants: A Key Issue in Developing Northern Australia

Responding to Negative Public Attitudes towards Immigration through Analysis and Policy: regional and unemployment dimensions

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