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The 457 is not even close to "abolished", they're just rolling out a rebranded version of it.

From the Australian equivalent of the Onion: http://www.betootaadvocate.com/entertainment/turnbull-solves...

I'd heard it was just as easy to work around it now, but many voters would be enarmored of Mr $$$ taking a stand now. I didn't realize that site was satire at first:

"It is no longer an issue. In one foul swoop, I’ve managed to appease the bible-thumpers and racists by scrapping the 457 visa and I’ve also got the unions pissing in my pocket. I’m a genius. All I did was turn it off and on again."

Hehe.

The "not a path to full citizen" changes might break it. The only carrot left is money, which most of the abusers of the program don't want to pay.

Yes that might change things, but I doubt it. As another poster mentioned, this seems like sleight of hand more than anything.

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