Mr Albanese said that temporary migration would continue to play a role, but also pointed to the possibility of more long-term or permanent options.
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The comments came during a press conference announcing that a jobs and skills summit will be held in Parliament House in September.
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The Prime Minister said the government plans to bring together
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said that while the economic challenges were “thick on the ground,” so were the opportunities and possibilities.
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The summit will be held in Canberra on September 1 and 2 and invitations will be sent out in August.
Australia will not respond to Beijing demands, PM says
“Australia is not responding to demands, we are responding to our own national interest,” he told reporters in Canberra on Monday.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali on July 8, 2022. Source: MONKEY † Johannes P. Christo
“I am not in a position to listen to what the Chinese media say, I will listen to what Penny Wong says about the meeting.”
The talks between Senator Wong and Mr. Wang were the first talks between the two countries’ foreign ministers in three years, following a diplomatic freeze.
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Pacific Secretary Pat Conroy said the federal government is still trying to push China on key points in the national interest in the wake of the resumption of diplomatic talks.
Secretary of the Pacific Pat Conroy. Source: MONKEY † GEORGE FRAGOPOULOS/MONKEY IMAGE
“There are important issues that we need to solve, such as the trade blockade, such as the detention of several Australian citizens and we are working hard on that,” he told ABC Radio on Monday.
“This should be about open dialogue, respectful dialogue, respecting each other’s sovereignty…and that’s what we’ve done as a government.”
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