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It looks unlikely that plans to allow businesses in Australia to employ specialist professionals from overseas without a temporary 457 visa will go ahead. The proposals was first muted in 2014 in a paper published by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) but not much has...

One of the most powerful union leaders in Australia has called for temporary foreign workers to be given the right to vote in both federal and state elections. Tony Sheldon, who is national vice president of the Australian Labour Party and national secretary of the Transport Workers Unions...

Engineers from around the world looking to work in Australia could find getting a job a little tougher and have their qualifications scrutinised more thoroughly due to the launch of an industry national registration scheme. Engineers Australia, which represents 100,000 engineers and is the...

There should be an immediate halt to any expansion of Australia's temporary work visa programme until the full outcome of a Senate Inquiry currently underway is known, say trade unions. Urgent action is needed by the government to clamp down and regulate the entire 457 and working holiday visa...

A new dedicated taskforce to reinforce existing action to tackle allegations of fraud and worker exploitation involving temporary visa holders in Australia has commenced work. Taskforce Cadena, led by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection and the Fair Work Ombudsman will work with...

Visas for temporary overseas workers needed to help rebuild flood hit parts of Queensland will be fast tracked by Australian immigration officials, it has been announced. Approvals will now take just five days instead of 20 for temporary overseas workers if an employer is unable to find skilled...