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Aus To Change Immigration To keep Migrants In Regional Area (ອອ​ສ​ເຕຼ​ເລັຍ​ຈະ​ປ່ຽນ​ແປງ​ການ​ເຂົ້າ​ເມືອງ​ເພື່ອກັນ​ຄົນ​ທີ່​ມາ​ຢູ່ອອ​ສ​ເຕຼ​ເລັຍ​ໜື​ອອກ​ຈາກ​ເຂດ​ຊົນ​ນະ​ບົດ)

A tree in a canola field in the NSW Riverina area near Lockhart (AAP)
A tree in a canola field in the NSW Riverina area near Lockhart (AAP) Source: AAP

The federal government says it may change visas designed to bring skilled migrants to regional areas because many are leaving for the cities once they secure permanent residency. Citizenship Minister Alan Tudge says the government is examining ways to make migrants stay in regional centres if they've been sponsored to work outside Australia's big cities.


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By Greg Dyett, Khamleck Thongvilu (ຄຳ​ເຫຼັກ ທອງວິ​ລຸຍ)

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The federal government says it may change visas designed to bring skilled migrants to regional areas because many are leaving for the cities once they secure permanent residency. Citizenship Minister Alan Tudge says the government is examining ways to make migrants stay in regional centres if they've been sponsored to work outside Australia's big cities.



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