The number of overseas workers coming to Australia on temporary 457 visas has continued to fall in response to the slowing economy and changes implemented by the Rudd Government to protect local jobs.
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, said that the number of applications for Subclass 457 visas lodged in April 2009 was the lowest rate in four years.
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