Australia said it would move ahead with the next stage of its border reopening, despite the global spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant
A traveler getting a Covid-19 test at Sydney Airport.Despite a slower-than-expected rollout earlier in the year due to supply issues, more than 90% of Australian adults in some parts of the country have now had two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, which officials say is one of the highest rates of vaccination globally.Australia’s border reopening comes at a sensitive time for the center-right government led by Mr.
“They fear burning out the staff that is working,” he said. “It’s the largest workforce shortage in the history of the industry.” Net overseas migration before the pandemic was about 240,000 annually, Mr. Cacho said. But since the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of temporary visa holders have left the country and Mr. Cacho said net migration is now in negative territory.
“Having those skilled migrants come in is going to be really important to drive the recovery post-Covid,” Mr. Cacho said.
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