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    The government says that on a national level, the ICT sector is not suffering from a skills shortage. But the scene on the ground -- at state and territory level -- tells a different story.

  • Contract your Oracle skills for big bucks

    If you have Oracle skills, 2008 could be something of a jackpot year, with contractors in short supply as demand ramps up over the next 12 months, IT recruitment company Technojobs has said.

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  • What skills shortage?

    There are skilled workers and employers looking for them--but how do we match the two up?

  • Skills shortage: A thing of the past?

    The government says that on a national level, the ICT sector is not suffering from a skills shortage. But the scene on the ground -- at state and territory level -- tells a different story.

  • Opportunity lost? Australia's skilled migrants

    ZDNet Australia investigates why Australia is missing out on the talents of a myriad of IT migrants, many of whom are forced into work significantly below their field of expertise in order to survive.

  • The ACS fires ... but shoots blanks?

    The Australian Computer Society plans to meet government officials to highlight the urgent need for immigration reform but its proposal lacks substantive data and this could only hurt the society.

  • Australian scientists call for migrant IT worker study

    Australian scientists, under the auspices of the Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FACTS), have written to the Federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Tony Abbott requesting the government conduct a tracking study of qualified migrants.

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