Archive for August 2016

Member for O’Connor, Rick Wilson MP, has welcomed today’s announcement on the Working Holiday Maker visa review, which has seen the Government establish a timeline for the inquiry and appoint a third party to oversee public consultation. The Turnbull Government has formally begun the review with Assistant Minister Luke Hartsuyker, with responsibility for agricultural workforce…

Signage at Albany’s Historic Whaling Station will be updated with the aid of a $6800 grant from the Turnbull Government, announced today by Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield, Minister for the Arts and Rick Wilson MP, Member for O’Connor.   The funding, administered through the Government’s Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme, will replace…

Federal member for O’Connor Rick Wilson today met with the Deputy Prime Minister’s office to discuss the terms of reference and the process for the review of working holiday maker 417 and 462 visas. These visa classes are commonly held by backpackers and other holiday makers that seek casual work while visiting Australia. “This review…