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Unions turn up heat in anti-457 visa campaign

THE Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union is seeking to establish importation of skilled workers as an election issue by releasing research showing that key rural and regional communities oppose temporary overseas work visas and support the federal government crackdown on the 457 visa scheme.

Lau Caruana

Unions turn up heat in anti-457 visa campaign

Polling undertaken by UMR Research earlier this month in the electorates of Lyne and New England found a majority of voters rejected the program, irrespective of whether they identified as independent,...

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