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Engineering, labouring and skilled trades are the positions these migrants are most often used to fill, according to the Manpower Borderless Workforce report.

Among the top 10 countries from which foreign workers migrate to Australia, China ranked second and South Africa third. The international survey also found Australia was among the top 10 sources of foreign workers for New Zealand, the UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, India and South Africa.

However, new figures show the Australian love affair with the UK is over with 2600 Aussies returning home each month, up from 1750 a month.

The exodus has been sparked by the economic downturn of the last nine months and a drop in the value of the British pound.

The cost of living in London also has skyrocketed. Just 15 per cent of respondents felt business and governments were doing enough to slow outward migration and attract workers to Australia.

Business SA chief executive Peter Vaughan said a lag in education and training meant Australia had to deal with the resulting skills shortage “crisis” by importing labour.

Southern Cross Personnel’s Michael Racher said the skill sets of British and Australian workers were similar.

The overseas recruitment specialist firm director, who is an English immigrant himself, said Australian Government advertising and television shows like Neighbours influenced Britons to migrate.
“Friends and relatives who have moved also have an influence,” he said.

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Sydney in top 10 world’s most liveable cities

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4 July, 2008

Sydney is in the top 10 of the world