Bring 100,000 Ukrainians to Australia — it’s the smart thing to do

Strange how poor our business leaders and politicians are at any sort of lateral thinking. A bold gesture to address one of Australia’s major economic challenges is staring us right in the face, but we’re so silo-bound in our thinking we can’t grasp it.

Currently over a million Ukrainians have fled Russia’s sickening invasion. Other countries — with the notable exception of post-Brexit Britain — are opening their doors to Ukrainians. Here, the Morrison government has only said priority will be given to fleeing Ukrainians, and 3000 visas have been approved so far.

Meanwhile business constantly urges an increase in both temporary and permanent migration to address workforce shortages, with unemployment at 4.2%,