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Government announces largest ever expansion to employee permits system

There are 43 changes to the jobs eligible for an employment permit, as well as 11 new roles added to the Critical Skills Occupations List

Chemical engineer is one of the professions the government has added to the Critical Skills Occupation list. Picture: Getty

The government has announced a number of changes to the employment permits system, with 43 changes to the jobs eligible for an employment permit, as well as a roadmap for increasing salary thresholds.

The main changes include 11 new roles added to the Critical Skills Occupations List and 32 roles made eligible for a General Employment Permit.

Among the occupations added to Critical Skills Occupation list are professional forester, resource modelling, earth observation and data ...