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Australian government axes 457 work visa: experts react

  • Written by Chris F. Wright, Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
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The Turnbull government is axing the 457 visa program and replacing it with a new Temporary Skill Shortage Visa. This comes after a history of problems with the 457 program, including uncovered abuse of workers.

The new scheme will be made up of two streams, one short term (issued for two years) and one medium term (issued for up to four years for...

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