The statement referring to 457 visas as low paid coolies is very far from the truth. The requirements of 457 visas is that they [B]cannot[B] be disadvantaged ie. pay must be at a required level not less than for employing Australians.
Consider where an employer is trying to attract people to a non-coastal region. Australians do not want to come here, so the only option is 457 visa.
I might add the people we have already cannot express enough appreciation for the opportunity they have now and are making thier best effort to intergrate with the community.
This is not an aviation industry that I am referring to and that there are unscrupulous employers out there who will try and take advantage of this system and anyone with information that implies that these companies (aviation or not) should make a big noise about it. let's face it - in general there is a great labour shortage in Australia.