Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced his government will scrap 457 visas for temporary foreign workers.
In a video released on Tuesday, just weeks before the Federal Budget, Mr Turnbull said: ‘Australian workers must have priority for Australian jobs.’
The 457 visa program, introduced by John Howard’s government in 1996, allowed overseas workers to stay in Australia for up to four years.
Under the program, ‘skilled’ workers were sponsored for visas by businesses if they couldn’t find an Australian citizen or resident to do the work.
Mr Turnbull said the program would be replaced by a new visa specifically designed to attract ‘the best and brightest’ foreigners to the country.
Source: Malcolm Turnbull SCRAPS 457 visa program | Daily Mail Online
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