The cost of cutting foreign workers: Fares spike in Taylor’s migration gamble

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An opposition migration proposal would have the Home Affairs Department prevent international students from breaching work restrictions by taking gig-economy jobs. The article frames the policy debate as a gamble that could reduce the supply of foreign workers and push fares higher.

One feature of the opposition’s plan involves the Home Affairs Department stopping international students violating work rights by working in the gig economy.