2005, ‘Skill Shortages in Australia: Concepts and Reality’, Centre of Full Employment and Equity Working Paper no.05-16

In recent times, the public has been made aware by our politicians of the risk posed to our economy by current and prospective skills shortages (Nelson, 2004). Whether this claim is based in fact is yet to be seen. But what is based in fact is that there are approximately 1.7 million Australians without sufficient work (see Keating, 2005). Some have no work at al