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SYDNEY: Australia’s controversial decision to scrap a visa programme for temporary foreign workers got a mixed response on Wednesday, with critics slamming it as spin over substance and pandering to anti-immigration rhetoric.The "457 visa" allows businesses facing skills shortages to employ labour from overseas, but has been slammed by unions amid claims that bosses were abusing it and local workers were missing out. "The 457 visa is abolished. It will be replaced by a new system that will be manifestly, rigorously, resolutely conducted in the national interest to put Australians and Australian jobs first," Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Tuesday. "That’s our commitment. Australian jobs, Australian values." Independent anti-immigration politician Pauline Hanson took credit for the an**uncement, which drew comparisons to moves by US President Donald Trump to tighten skilled-worker visa rules on Tuesday. The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomed the changes. "Public confidence in the skilled migration system is vital, and this an**uncement will help to achieve that confidence," said acting chief Jenny Lambert. أكثر... ??????? ??????: ?Australia first? foreign visa changes spark cheers, fears || ??????: ahlam1399 || ??????: اسم منتداك
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