More 457 visa rorts revealed

Sunday 19 October 2014

Fairfax revealed further rorts of Australia’s 457 visa system over the weekend, with an audit of 1,800 of the so-called 200,000 skilled foreign workers in Australia by the Fair Work Ombudsman showing that 40% of audited 457 visas potentially breached visa rules. From The Canberra Times:

The Fair Work log suggests that certain cafes and restaurants in populated urban areas are almost entirely staffed by foreign workers.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.