I wonder if there is any direct connection between the recent lack of wage growth and increased 457s?
Where did that fib come from? The 457 Visa was introduced in 1996. Since December 2013 (change from Rudd to Abbott) the number of 457 Visa holders working in Australia declined 13%. More recently, between 2014-15 and 2015-16 the number of applications decreased 1.9%.