Minister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neil at the National Press Club yesterday. Image – Twitter
AUSTRALIA’S red meat processing sector has urged the Federal Government to ensure processors’ concerns are heard in any reform of the nation’s visa system.
At the National Press Club last week Minister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neil said the minimum wage threshold for skilled workers would be raised and a pathway to permanency for about 17,000 temporary workers would be established.
From July 1, temporary skilled migrant workers will need to be paid a minimum of $70,000, as the new…
