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Turnbull, Shorten fight over 457 visa program

Bill Shorten, the Opposition Leader
Bill Shorten, the Opposition Leader Source: AAP

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has accused Opposition Leader Bill Shorten of what he calls "breathtaking" hypocrisy over proposed changes to Australia's 457 visa program.


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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has accused Opposition Leader Bill Shorten of what he calls "breathtaking" hypocrisy over proposed changes to Australia's 457 visa program.


Australia's 457 skilled-visa program is once again under attack.

The 457 visa program allows businesses to employ skilled migrants for up to four years in jobs where there is a shortage of Australian workers.

 

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has called for a crackdown on the use of foreign workers as part of an Australia First policy push.

 

But the Prime Minister says Mr Shorten's record as a former Labor employment minister tells a different story.

 


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