Skilled migration
Australia accepts temporary skilled migrants across a range of industries under various different visas.
These visas include general skilled migration, visas for the offshore oil and gas industry and visas for entrepreneurs, business owners and investors.
One of the most well known, and politically controversial, working visas is the 457 visa.
This visa allows employers to recruit workers in specific occupations to fill roles that cannot be filled with Australian employees.
However, due to recent political concerns over the number of 457 visas being issued, it was announced the program would be subject to possible changes.
These changes could include reducing the number of occupations eligible for 457 visas and how visa holders will be allowed to stay in Australia after their employment ends.
Federal Labor is pushing for tighter restrictions around the issuing of 457 visas to force employers to employ local workers instead.
