Amid an ongoing political battle over which party's at fault for a lack of housing and migration numbers, an unlikely target has emerged: yoga teachers.
The origins of the political line of attack appeared to come from a Nine Newspaper report which said in 2024 that a federal agency, Jobs and Skills Australia, listed yoga teachers as a skill in demand.
AAP checked the claim against figures from the Department of Home Affairs, finding that only four yoga instructors have arrived since July 1, 2022, compared to thousands of construction workers that have come to Australia on skilled visas.
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Amid an ongoing political battle over which party's at fault for a lack of housing and migration numbers, an unlikely target has emerged: yoga teachers.
The Coalition since 2024 has levelled claims against Labor of putting instructors for martial arts and yoga ahead of tradies like bricklayers, painters, roof tilers and stonemasons in the visa queue.
The origins of the political line of attack appeared to come from a Nine Newspaper report which said in 2024 that a federal agency, Jobs and Skills Australia, listed yoga teachers as a skill in demand. Former coalition MP Michael Sukkar highlighted the report on social media, saying: "Under Labor they'll be more Yoga teachers and less tradies!".
On Thursday, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke sought to put the claims to bed, once and for all.
AAP checked the claim against figures from the Department of Home Affairs, finding that only four yoga instructors have arrived since July 1, 2022, compared to thousands of construction workers that have come to Australia on skilled visas.
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