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The 457 is not even close to "abolished", they're just rolling out a rebranded version of it. From the Australian equivalent of the Onion: http://www.betootaad

• flukus 10y ago
  The "not a path to full citizen" changes might break it. The only carrot left is money, which most of the abusers of the program don't want to pay.
  • Clownshoesms 10y ago
    Yes that might change things, but I doubt it. As another poster mentioned, this seems like sleight of hand more than anything.
• Clownshoesms 10y ago
  I'd heard it was just as easy to work around it now, but many voters would be enarmored of Mr $$$ taking a stand now. I didn't realize that site was satire at first: "It is no longer an issue. In one foul swoop, I’ve managed to appease the bible-thumpers and racists by scrapping the 457 visa and I’ve also got the unions pissing in my pocket. I’m a genius. All I did was turn it off and on again." Hehe.