There is no automatic grant of permanent residency to holders of long term temporary employer sponsored visas.
Suggest that for starters you might have a look at DIMIA booklet number 5 for information about the permanent employer sponsored visas: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/books5.htm
Best regards.
Alan Collett alan-at-gomatilda-dot-com Registered Migration Agent Number 0102534 Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia http://www.gomatilda.com and http://www.collettandco.co.uk Offices in Southampton - England; Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, and Geelong - Australia
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