Regional Australia Institution rural migration policy tackles population decline, workforce shortage

Jamieson Murphy
Updated January 30 2019 - 4:30pm, first published May 22 2018 - 7:30am
INVALUABLE: Titus and Anju Elias, who migrated from India to Tamworth, are trained health professionals helping to fill the city's workforce shortage. Photo: Gareth Gardner
INVALUABLE: Titus and Anju Elias, who migrated from India to Tamworth, are trained health professionals helping to fill the city's workforce shortage. Photo: Gareth Gardner

THE Regional Australia Institute says there is a simple solution to stopping regional population decline and ending the long-term workforce shortage afflicting country towns across the nation – settling migrants in rural towns.

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Jamieson Murphy

Jamieson Murphy

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Newcastle Herald news director. Interested in any and all yarns. Whisper g'day mate to me at jamieson.murphy@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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