14/10/2026
The 482 program was rebuilt at the end of 2024 into the Skills in Demand framework, with new streams, new thresholds and new rules on who qualifies. If you ruled sponsorship out a few years ago, you made that call against a system that no longer exists. Most of the reasons Aussie employers give for why they can’t sponsor don’t hold up under today’s rules, and each one is costing some business a good hire right now.
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