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February 2026
Neither temporary nor unskilled: the PALM scheme’s proceeds to Australia
Submission to the Inquiry into the value of skilled migration to Australia
Participants in Australia’s temporary worker program for the Pacific and Timor-Leste – the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme – generate almost $1 billion in economic value, but less than $200 million ends up going home with them. This submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration’s Inquiry into the value of skilled migration to