AUDIO: Less skilled migrants coming into Australia: report
Australia's immigration numbers have been in the news following protests on the streets of towns and cities around the country. (7.30 Report)
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A new report has found that while migrant numbers are capped at 185,000 people per year, there are far less skilled migrants from overseas coming in to Australia than intended.
The report from the Australian National University found only 12 per cent of places in our migration program are going to skilled workers from overseas, with many of the places allocated to skilled workers going to their family members.
ABC NewsRadio's Sarah Morice spoke with the co-author of the report, Professor Alan Gamlen, the Director of the ANU Migration Hub.