Prime Minister Says Australian Visa Backlog a ‘Hopeless Situation’
The backlog of skilled worker visas is a “hopeless situation”, but the government is working as fast as it can to get them processed, the prime minister says.
As businesses across multiple industries indicate they’re being hampered by skills shortages, it’s estimated more than 100,000 overseas workers remain for visa processing.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said while additional staff had been brought in to deal with the large backlog, more needed to be done.
“It’s a hopeless situation that we inherited. We have put considerable resources into the additional staff to get these visas processed,” he told Sydney radio 2GB on Wednesday….