House debates Bills

Land Transport Infrastructure Amendment Bill 2014; Second Reading

Thursday, 20 March 2014 House of Representatives

Kelvin Thomson

Kelvin Thomson Wills, Australian Labor Party

12:43 pm

specifically, the labour market testing provisions. In November last year the coalition issued regulations under that legislation which make it much easier for employers to hire temporary foreign workers on 457 visas even when qualified Australian workers are readily available and willing to do the work. The figures from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection say that, for 65 per cent of all of the 457 visa nominations—

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