A national bus driver shortage is worsening as migrant workers fail to meet strict English language requirements for residency, threatening to drive key transport staff out of the country by 2028.
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population decline limits local workforce availability
US report finds payment delays and audit failures are stalling compact funding rolloutnational bus service disruptions loom
‘If we could pass, we wouldn’t be driving buses’: Bus shortage looms as migrant drivers face residency hurdleSocial-media signal on the same topic, drawn from the social lens. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used across the digest cards. View on /social →
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