
据2009年4月7日《澳洲人报》报道,最新的民调显示,尽管陆克文总理一月份在专机上因餐食问题而骂哭空姐事件被媒体曝光,但无损他的民意支持率。陆克文很有可能取代霍克成为澳洲历史上最受爱戴的总理。
反观反对党领袖谭布尔(Malcolm Turnbull),自去年11月以来,谭布尔的支持率已下滑了8个百分点至43%,反对率则高达47%,创出自他取代纳尔逊以来的新低。
最佳总理人选方面陆克文更以68%的支持率大幅度领先谭布尔的18%!












Further changes to the temporary Australian visa program were announced today by the Government. These include:
As of 01 July 2009, all 457 visa holders will have an MSL that "keeps pace" with local wages, which will be indexed at 4.1 per cent.
As of mid-September 2009, a market-based MSL for 457 visa holders will be implemented.
All 457 visa holders working in trade occupations and chefs positions will need a higher English language ability requirement (5 IELTS from 4.5 IELTS). This aligns the English language requirement for those needed for a permanent Australian employer-nominated visa for trades' occupations.
As of 01 July 2009, 457 visa applicants from high risk immigration countries will have to pass skills assessments for trades occupations and chefs.
The Government will step up its monitoring of employers to ensure they are exhausting the local labour market before hiring overseas workers.
Training benchmarks will be introduced so that employers can prove they have up-skilled workers to the best of their ability before employing overseas workers.
All ASCO 5-7 occupations will have the labour agreement pathway extended to include them.





