{"id":91099,"date":"1999-12-31T00:10:00","date_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/dipstick-shorten-seeks-457-visa-crackdown\/"},"modified":"1999-12-31T00:10:00","modified_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:10:00","slug":"dipstick-shorten-seeks-457-visa-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.strixdevelopment.net\/smartoffice\/1999\/12\/31\/dipstick-shorten-seeks-457-visa-crackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Dipstick Shorten, Seeks 457 Visa Crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Labor leader Bill Shorten has joined US president-elect Donald Trump in calling for a crackdown on special visa systems that allow many companies- including technology outfits &#8211; to import guest workers from other countries, especially those in Asia.<span style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;\n\nmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:\n\nEN-AU;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\">What Shorten has<\/p>\n<p>failed to explain is where technology and digital engagement companies will get<\/p>\n<p>their staff from, considering his period in Government he failed to deliver<\/p>\n<p>people with the skills necessary to grow technology businesses in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;\n\nmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:\n\n&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-AU;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU;\n\nmso-bidi-language:AR-SA\"><\/p>\n<p>Trump is proposing a crackdown on the USA&#8217;s HB-1 visa system which sees Indian<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; and many Australian &#8211; IT specialists flocking to US technology companies.<\/p>\n<p>In Australia this week, Shorten introduced a private bill that would have much<\/p>\n<p>the same effect, putting new limits on Australia&#8217;s 457 visa program, which<\/p>\n<p>allows employers to import technically advanced workers from Asia and other<\/p>\n<p>areas and keep them here for up to four years. 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