Changing patterns of migration to Australia's northern territory: Evidence of new forms of escalator migration to frontier regions?

Migration Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 101-113

  Martel, Catherine ^a   Carson, Dean ^b   Taylor, Andrew ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Escalator region; Frontier region; Interstate labour migration; Northern Territory; Workforce recruitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910632129     PISSN: 17418984     EISSN: 17418992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33182/ml.v10i1.115     Document Type: Article

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