Government abolishes 457 visas, proposes new temporary skilled worker visas

Workers at a construction and engineering facility in Perth Source: AAP

The Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has announced he will abolish the 457 temporary skilled worker visas and replace them with a new skilled visa program. It comes after Opposition leader Bill Shorten has been defending a dramatic increase in the number of 457 visas issued during his time as employment minister.

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