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457: A Visa Revisited

17 November 2008

IT IS clear that the system of temporary employment visas has taken hold in Australia, a significant departure from the former policy of insisting on permanent migration to gain work here. After nearly a year in office, the Labor Government has carried out its review of the temporary skilled migration program known more widely as the Subclass 457 Visas introduced 11 years ago under the Coalition. It plans adjustments, not abolition... read full story

Moves To Overhaul Temp Visa Scheme

14 November 2008

AUSTRALIA should pay temporary skilled migrants market rates and name companies employing 20 or more such workers on a website, an independent review of the 457 visa scheme has said... read full story

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