Australia will introduce stricter visa requirements for skilled workers from overseas, the government said. 

 

澳大利亚政府称，将出台更严格的海外技术劳工签证要求。

 

The 457 visa programme is used mainly to hire foreign workers in the restaurant, IT and medical industries - the majority came from India, the UK and China. 

 

But PM Malcolm Turnbull said it would be abolished to prioritise the recruitment of Australian nationals. 

 

Critics of 457 said Australian workers lost out to foreign counterparts. 

 

In its place, two new temporary visas will carry additional requirements and draw from a smaller list of eligible professions. 

 

"The new system will be manifestly, rigorously, resolutely conducted in the national interest," Mr Turnbull said on Tuesday.