An international student has gone viral after sharing the brutal reality of studying carpentry and working on the tools in Australia. The student with the username ‘maxliveinau’ posts about her life in Australia on Instagram and recently shared a two-minute video documenting her experience working on a landscaping job. Keep going to gym if you want but the job really is your gym now. Australia’s labour shortageThe video has also highlighted Australia’s ongoing labour shortages in trade sectors, and the contribution that international students could make in these industries. Its latest Australian Jobs 2026 report identifies carpenters and joiners, electricians, plumbers and painters among construction occupations experiencing skills shortages.