Regional Australia urgently needs workers to help rebuild towns

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After natural disasters, skilled refugees could be the solution.

The powerful damage caused by ex tropical cyclone Alfred has left a devastating impact for the towns of Northern New South Wales and Queensland. It’s left infrastructure severely damaged along with many homes and businesses.

However, with these disasters comes the issue of skill work shortages in Regional Australia and skilled refugees could be the solution.

Image: Image: Shutterstock – IngeBlessas

Produced By: Thomas Koutis

Featured In Story: Dr Lousie Olliff – Senior Research Associate at the Andrew and Renata Kalfor Centre for International Refugee Law at the University of New South Wales.

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 12 March 2025