The headline is part of the story. The other part of the story is "cooled as migration returned and a visa backlog cleared". If you spend time talking to tech

The headline is part of the story. The other part of the story is "cooled as migration returned and a visa backlog cleared". If you spend time talking to tech workers on visas in Australia, you'll find a common story, most will be working for a large contracting company, on a contract signed in their home country. Regardless of how Australian law should apply, this leaves many workers feeling vulnerable in their negotiations with their employers. this is absolutely used as a lever to drive down tech wages in Australia, and it takes very nuanced communication skills to point out how damaging it is to our society to bring people into work but denying them access to full democratic rights and standing to negotiate their working conditions.