Wage increases impact highly skilled 457 visa program in Australia
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16:17 16/11/2006
In a slight twist on an old theme, significant wage gains now mean less. After a 45% surge in skilled workers coming to Australia in 2004-05, the rate of growth in the first three months of this...
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