Migrant groups urge reform of Australia’s ‘broken’ skills recognition process

Streamlining system would get more people into suitable jobs and ease labour supply issues, advocates say

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Mohammad Zubair Harooni has been trying and failing to get a job in his field since he arrived in Australia nearly 18 months ago.

While Harooni has a glittering CV, with more than 20 years of experience in public health in Afghanistan, including work as a UN program specialist in HIV, his biggest obstacle has been his status as a recent migrant.

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