The subclass 457 visa is the most commonly used programme for employers to sponsor overseas workers to work in Australia on a temporary basis. The subclass 457 visa allows businesses to employ ...

The subclass 457 visa program allows skilled overseas workers to work in Australia on a temporary basis. To apply is a three-stage process. Each year, the federal government receives over 50,000 ...

Dr Joanna Howe is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Adelaide. She is a former NSW Rhodes Scholar and last month presented evidence on the 457 visa to the Senate’s Legal and Constitutional Affairs ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Liz Kaelin is the human face of how the crackdown on 457 visas is "catastrophic" for Australian technology entrepreneurs. Kaelin is the ...

• The new visa program will include requirements around work experience, English language proficiency and labour market testing. • The new visa will include a short term two-year stream with a broad ...

The first day of July saw many changes to the 457 visa take effect under the directions of the previous Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Brendan O’Connor. Mr O’Connor managed to squeeze his ...

Some of Australia's top restaurateurs are warning their businesses are being put at risk due to an extreme skills shortage in hospitality that is being exacerbated by the Federal Government's drastic ...

As revealed in The Australian yesterday, business groups fear the $540 million in fee increases over the next four years are designed as a revenue-raising measure that will act as a disincentive for ...

After two decades and tens of thousands of visas, the 457 visa category has been abolished. But what was it and why does this matter? The program was introduced by the Howard government in 1996. The ...