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Slowdown hangs over sponsored 457 workers
William Codd beside a dump truck at Christmas Creek, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The 28-year-old from Annacurra in Co Wicklow is a project engineer with a mining contractor. Meath...
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Miners wary of 457 pitfalls, warns boss
Dubliner Mark Keogh believes some sponsored workers in WA's mining sector have adopted a "mercenary perspective". (Pic: File) The owner of a mining services company in Perth has warned that businesses...
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‘He feels that Australia did the absolute dirt on us’
You have 28 days to find a new employer if you lose your job while on a 457 visa. Cracks in Australia’s 457 programme have been highlighted by a Limerick family with no choice but to return to Ireland...
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Steady rise in Irish workers on 457 visa
New figures for July 1 to October 31 show the 457 visa remains popular with Irish applicants. Over 4,000 Irish nationals have been granted 457 visas since July this year, new figures released by the...
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Our family’s ordeal on the 457 visa
Project manager John Calvey with his children (from left) Oscar, 10, Rufus, 6, Hugo, 2, Jude, 8, and Emily, 11. The family are in a race to find a new sponsor after John was let go while on a 457 visa....
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Govt outlines plan to restrict 457 visa scheme
Immigration Minister Brendan O’Connor. The government has announced it will restrict the number of overseas workers a company can sponsor under the 457 programme. Citing figures on the number of 457...
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Visiting minister raises 457 visa concerns with O’Connor
Immigration Minister Brendan O’Connor. A visiting Irish government Minister has raised community concerns about changes to the 457 visa scheme with the federal Minister for Immigration. The Irish...
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Minister claims thousands abuse ‘457’ scheme
Mr O’Connor plans to introduce legislation this month to change the 457 programme. Almost 8,000 Irish people and their dependants have been granted 457 visas this financial year, according to...
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Visa rorts figure based on ‘a forecast’
Immigration Minister Brendan O’Connor. Immigration Minister Brendan O’Connor’s recent claim of over 10,000 abuses of the 457 visa scheme is based on an estimate, he has said. There are currently 105,...
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Bill to give ‘457’ workers more time to find new sponsor
Immigration Minister Brendan O’Connor said the laws will deter those abusing the system. New legislation to change the 457 visa scheme includes an amendment to give workers 90 days to find a new job,...
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Irish maintain hunger for 457 work visas
Thousands of Irish people were granted 457 work visas in the past financial year. Australian employers continue to put their faith in skilled Irish workers, with the number of 457 visa grants rising in...
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Govt announce review into 457 visa scheme
Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Michaelia Cash The Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Michaelia Cash, has announced an independent review into the...
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