Aged care + nursing workforce skilled visa How: Expand priority migration occupation list. Outcome: Closes the 12% Royal Commission workforce gap.
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Source: Aged & Community Care Providers Association (industry). Money flow: ~$80M admin. Original ref: B26-035. Citation: https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2026/5/hospitals-secure-federal-funding-but-health-leaders-look-ahead-to-ballooning-system/
Overseas Australian Access Mode
Alternative identity verification for the ~1M Australians overseas: video-ID with consular endorsement or Digital ID via ImmiAccount channel. Documented public path so users know it before they're locked out.
Construction-skills migration visa (40,000 places)
Construction-skills migration visa (40,000 places) How: New visa class targeting trade qualifications. Outcome: Addresses the trades shortfall blocking the 1.2M housing target.
NDIS workforce visa for disability support workers
NDIS workforce visa for disability support workers How: New occupation list addition; workforce planning agreement. Outcome: Counters the disability workforce contraction risk ACTU flagged.
Counter-Terrorism Online Centre civil oversight panel
Counter-Terrorism Online Centre civil oversight panel How: Independent oversight panel reporting to PJC-IS. Outcome: Civil-liberties guardrails on the new $600M centre.