Malcolm Turnbull claims the Government’s abolition of the 457 visa in favour of more stringent entry requirements for skilled migrants is designed to ‘put Australian workers first.’
‘This is about jobs for Australian.’ Turnbull boldly proclaimed. ‘The migration program should only operate in our national interest,’
Without doubting the political windfall of the government being seen to crack down on foreign workers snatching jobs from the hands of downtrodden Aussie workers, the government’s changes will do precisely zilch to improve Australia’s job market woes.
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