What if Australia needs an extra 500,000 staff 13-05-2011

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/budgets/budget-speech/story-fn8gf1nz-1226053265009 For NZ this is a mixed blessing. On the one hand our exporters will do well. But There are a few implications: - more staff leave the country to work for more money in Australia; - less foreigners enter NZ as Australia loosens its imigration rules to fill their needs; -the sale of assets and businesses is into a buyers market; So its worth thinking about how to attract and retain staff and thinking what a NZ with a net population decline means for your business; Also as a NZer it is important to think about what our nation needs to allow us all to continue in the lifestyle we aspire to.