Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the shocking treatment received by Jack Zhang, a 457 visa holder, the latest in a long line of examples of workers being exploited and abused on these temporary visas. Can the Prime Minister confirm that Mr Zhang was sacked as soon as his $10,000 fee had been paid and that his employer, Mr Tu, has already been approved by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs to sponsor another worker from China on a 457 visa to begin at the company next week? Will that new visa be immediately revoked and will his employer be immediately barred from sponsoring any more 457 visas? Prime Minister, three months ago the opposition asked for urgent action on these rorts. How much longer will it take to clean up this mess?

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