Last February, I wrote Good news and bad news for overseas skilled workers in Australia which foreshadowed the changes to Australia's 457 visa program. The changes are now upon us. Last Tuesday, the Office of Senator Chris Evans, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship announced the changes principal of which is the indexation of the minimum salary level by 4.1% on 1 July 2009 and implementation of a market based minimum salary for all new … [Read more...]