DIBP Assistant Minister recognized pathway to permanent residency

Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Alex Hawke: "...There are pathways to permanent residency that have been attached to it [to recognise that] when people come and work for substantial periods of time they should be able to have a pathway to permanent residency..."

 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-25/q&a:-citizenship-and-visa-changes-dominate-program/8467880

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