without it, we're just pouring water into a leaking bucket
- Written by John Buchanan, Professor, Discipline of Business Information Systems, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney

This article is part of The Conversation’s series looking at Labor’s jobs summit. Read the other articles in the series here.
Australia has more qualified teachers and nurses than at any point in its history. There is no “shortage” of these skills.
The problem is that within five years of gaining their...