Should the government increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?

Neither increase nor decrease, however companies should aim to train/hire skilled workers who are already in the country

The same amount as now, but more should be done to look in to each person to make sure they are here for the right reasons.

No aid help Australians first housing jobs

We have a level of global responsibility and should choose accordingly.

Ensure that all Australians have been considered before outsourcing from other countries

Should provide equal pay for all workers and bring overseas workers where there is a shortage

Increase, but have tighter regulations on companies claiming skills lack and increase training availability for those areas.

Increase, if genuine pathways to permanency are provided and practices to avoid exploitation implemented.

I support import of high-skilled immigrant workers. If they are PRs and Australian citizens, they must receive the same benefits and have the same fair opportunities to be hired.

Increase but don’t allow them to be paid smaller wages.

While the current amount is fine, the govt should provide more support for free education and training as an incentive

Alter but maintain the same numbers. Many work visas are not for critical areas or in occupations with shortages.

Increase, but but only allow those of European heritage.

I am satisfied with the current amount, but regulate to make sure businesses aren’t exploiting or underpaying foreign workers

Yes, but not at the expense of Australian workers

Increase, our economy relies on businesses hiring skilled workers in certain industries like health care for the elderly and field hands in primary industry, and many of these positions are not being filled by people from the current community.
Immigrant workers are also more mobile than local workers and open up foreign markets (like meatworkers)

Temporary work visas are the outworking of three failures: 1. The failure of long term training of Australian workers. 2. The government being seduced by the corporate sector to produce a short term solution to a long term problem, (where employers have shown a propensity to exploit foreign workers), and, 3. A failure of Government Social Welfare, where the unemployed are given too much freedom to discriminate in work they reject because they can balance any shortfall with an increase in government benefits.

Should increase depending upon need but should make it an incentive to fill higher needed jobs

Should be proportionate to need for same as oppose to negating the existing skills

Increase, though businesses need to prove they've tried to source local employees first.

These visas are a joke. People apply for visa with the approved trade or job, then quit and do something they like once PR is approved

Add them as needed - however the wages paid to those with visas should be the same, not exploiting cheap labour

I am satisfied with the current amount, however more should be done to make sure the workers are here for the right reasons.

Increase, but supply citizens with the resources and education to fill these roles

the current amount is fine but we should also provide education and resources to prepare citizens for these jobs

Increase, but not at the expense of Australian workers

Increase but with higher regulation to ensure companies do not take advantage of the program to decrease wages

Remain the same, but pay the workers the same as an Australian would get.

This should depend upon need.

we have massive unemployment in this country. train our unemployed in areas where skilled workers are required

Only for skills shortages

Increase, we should provide opportunities for skilled workers who wish to enter the country

More should be done to protect immigrant workers, and up skill existing Australian citizens.

Yes, but it should be done on a needs basis

Promote skill advancement within the country, but if we are lacking, then accept foreign high-skilled workers

Respond to need

Immigrants should be able to pay their way and not access public funds

No, unless companies can absolutely PROVE they could not find local citizens to take the positions after making a serious effort to recruit locals first - instead of pretending that no locals applied so they had no choice but to import immigrants at a much lower wage with an aversion to complaining about wage and safety conditions for fear of being sent home.

Increase, but ensure that all immigrant workers rights are upheld and they have fair working conditions and pay.

Decrease the total amount of Temporary work visas and replace with Permanent paths to citizenship.

Increase, but increase regulation so that companies can no longer take advantage of this program to decrease wages

Promote skill advancement within the country, but if we are lacking, then accept foreign high-skilled workers SHOUKD be done on a needs basis

Increase, but not to the detriment of other classes of immigration.

Open Australia. Abolish temporary work visas or any visas. Let people immigrate without visas

This depends on the economy. If the economy is growing, sure. Recession, no

Imagine if an extremely talented student from another country wanted to join your school's robotics team; how would you and your teammates react?

How do you think the technologies and services you use daily would be impacted by changes in immigration policies for skilled workers?

In what ways could your education be influenced by the presence of teachers or professors from other countries?

Have you or your family ever benefited from the services of a skilled professional who was an immigrant, and if so, how did that impact your view of immigration?