SBS Sinhala current affair 08 July 2022: Visa applications is piling up when Australia is in a skill shortage

Listen to the SBS Sinhala current affair feature on the latest updates of visa backlogs, calls from applicants, criticisms of opposition, and government decisions to overcome the challenge.

Visa Backlong Australia Source: SBS

Highlights

• The Department of Home Affairs has told SBS News it's developing a surge capacity to meet the challenge by redirecting resources and bringing on more staff.
• The department says more staff have been brought in in the past six months, focused on visa processing.
• State and territory leaders have voiced concern the backlog is hampering efforts to address chronic skill shortages.