Date: 10 Dec 2018

Source: ABC

New regional migration agreements for the Northern Territory and south-west Victoria will lower the criteria for skills, language and income for migrant workers.

And they will provide a pathway to permanent residency to these workers that previously did not exist.

However the Government is demanding migrants commit to living in these regions for at least three years before a permanent residency pathway is available.

Minister for Immigration David Coleman said the Government was improving the immigration program to better match the needs of specific locations.

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