Government looking at changes to skilled migration visa for regional areas

A single tree is seen within a Canola field in the NSW Riverina area near Lockhart, 80km west of Wagga Wagga, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Canola field in the NSW Riverina area near Lockhart, 80km west of Wagga Wagga. Source: AAP

The federal government says it may change visas designed to bring skilled migrants to regional areas, examining ways to make migrants stay in regional centers if they've been sponsored to work outside Australia's big cities.



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