Background info:
457 visa amendments and legislation 'pushed' through our Australian Parliament last day of previous Govt. Took about 13 minutes to open a LOOPHOLE which would enable large corporations and the like to exploit cheap labour.....and cut out Australian locals.
....apparently, a bell rings throughout Parliament to alert Members/Senators-whoever, to attend and before the 3rd/final reading of a bill before it is passed for legislation, including amendments. All parties are involved....red, blue, green, yellow etc etc
Something like 90% or 95% of these bods must be present during the reading and then vote 'yay' or 'nay'.
Now that there is this huge LOOPHOLE in the 457 visa legislation.....that has been legislated by the MAJORITY of these BIPARTISAN bods companies like.......
e.g. Chevron, running the Gorgon Gas project off the coast of WA ,CAN and ARE employing non-Australians, preferentially, over AUSTRALIANS.
A large 'accomodation ship' carrying 300 or so Estonians came and dropped anchor off our coast so that these 457 visa non-residents can go to work at the Gorgon Gas Project.
These foreign workers are not considered to be based 'on the land' and their accomodation ship is considered to be anchored 'off shore' and not in Australian waters.
Wonder how much these Estonians are getting paid?
Wonder which politicians and their corporate mates are happy about this lil'number?
Wonder how many people reading this are as angry about this as I am?
