The Abbott Government’s sweeping changes to the 457 ‘temporary’ work visa program, which will make it much easier for Australian businesses to import so-called skilled foreign workers, has been dealt another credibility blow, with the release of the Department of Employment’s latest Skill Shortages Statistical Summary revealing that “the availability of skilled workers is greater than it has been since the current series began in 2007, and fewer occupations are in shortage”.
According to the report:
