TY - JOUR
T1 - It is Time for a New Regional Compact!
AU - Curtain, Richard
AU - Edwards, Ryan
AU - Withers, Glenn
AU - Tani, Massimiliano
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - We outline the case for Australia to adopt a ‘New Regional Compact’ focusing on working with its Pacific Island neighbours and Timor-Leste through improved labour mobility and skilling as a complement to foreign aid and development assistance. We examine the distinctive context and evidence for this approach, related policy settings and possible ways forward. Embedded in this shift is a necessary move from a short-term focus on temporary migration, skills shortage, and limited-term aid programs, to long-term foundational policies that can be a permanent feature of Australia's policy ecosystem and that of its neighbours.
AB - We outline the case for Australia to adopt a ‘New Regional Compact’ focusing on working with its Pacific Island neighbours and Timor-Leste through improved labour mobility and skilling as a complement to foreign aid and development assistance. We examine the distinctive context and evidence for this approach, related policy settings and possible ways forward. Embedded in this shift is a necessary move from a short-term focus on temporary migration, skills shortage, and limited-term aid programs, to long-term foundational policies that can be a permanent feature of Australia's policy ecosystem and that of its neighbours.
U2 - 10.1111/1467-8462.12468
DO - 10.1111/1467-8462.12468
M3 - Article
VL - 55
SP - 281
EP - 289
JO - The Australian Economic Review
JF - The Australian Economic Review
IS - 2
ER -