Amid the national debate about immigration levels, it was reported this week that yoga instructors, martial artists and dog handlers have been put above some construction trades on the nation’s draft priority skills list for migrants. 

This is despite a desperate need for tradies to build more homes to address the nation’s housing crisis. 

Plus, a look at another important skills shortage - in our armed forces.

Joining Jacqueline Maley to discuss all this is chief political correspondent David Crowe and national affairs editor Matthew Knott.

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