Victoria's Labor premier has welcomed the 457 visa changes, despite his federal Labor colleagues taking a more cautious approach.
Premier Daniel Andrews said "these are welcome changes" to the foreign skilled worker program, after Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull axed the 457 visa scheme on Tuesday.
"I think most Australians would welcome a visa system where if there is a genuine shortage, if there's a genuine need to import skills, then you have a facility to do that, but it's in a very tight set of rules," Mr Andrews told reporters on Wednesday.
"I think most people would say that that was a step forward.
"I would point out though that creating jobs is more than just changing visas."
Federal opposition leader Bill Shorten tweeted "the only job Malcolm Turnbull cares about saving is his own" on Tuesday, while Labor MP Ed Husic said the party would wait to see details before deciding their position on the visa changes.
