Amanda Vanstone (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I noticed that there was an ad for the National Tertiary Education Union and the Canberra office of the Australian Services Union, indicating that even the unions are benefiting from the boom in Australia. The NUW, as I said, may have advertised elsewhere, but you would have trouble finding it. That is not the first time this has been used. The NUW’s comrades in the Finance Sector Union have an industrial relations officer from the United Kingdom who came here on a 457 visa. The Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union have got a 457 industrial relations officer from the United States. Come on down, teamsters, and show us how to do it! You do need a bit of help, I agree. That confirms the value of the visa. The National Tertiary Education Industry Union has got an industrial relations officer on a 457 visa. Some of these have moved to permanency, showing that this visa allows you to bring in the skills you need. Shift them to permanent if you want. (Time expired) The union—