Australia's tech industry savages Labor for backing bill

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Post by Daviey » Wed, Dec 12, 2018, 4:07 PM UTC

Australia's tech industry savages Labor for backing bill
businessinsider.com.au

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Post by brad0 » Wed, Dec 12, 2018, 6:50 PM UTC

I am really unhappy this has happened. I’m an Australian living in the USA for a large tech company. I’m on a work visa.

I’m going to visit family back in Australia this Christmas. What happens if during the time I’m outside the USA the company I work for pulls my visa? I have to abandon my life that I’ve setup here?

Surely I can sue the Australian government in that case. There’s no way I can earn the money I earn here back in Australia.

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Post by g45y45 » Wed, Dec 12, 2018, 6:58 PM UTC

brad0 wrote: post #2

I am really unhappy this has happened. I’m an Australian living in the USA for a large tech company. I’m on a work visa. I’m going to visit family back in Australia this Christmas. What happens if during the time I’m outside the USA the company I work for pulls my visa? I have to abandon my life that I’ve setup here? Surely I can sue the Australian government in that case. There’s no way I can earn the money I earn h…

Germany. Thats my plan if I need to leave the US. I will never work in Australia again after this or under this regime. I encourage Australian technologists to escape while they can.

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Dec 12, 2018, 7:17 PM UTC

brad0 wrote: post #2

I am really unhappy this has happened. I’m an Australian living in the USA for a large tech company. I’m on a work visa. I’m going to visit family back in Australia this Christmas. What happens if during the time I’m outside the USA the company I work for pulls my visa? I have to abandon my life that I’ve setup here? Surely I can sue the Australian government in that case. There’s no way I can earn the money I earn h…

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Post by TheMagicHorsey » Wed, Dec 12, 2018, 7:24 PM UTC

The utter stupidity and short-sightedness of politicians is on display in both the US and Australia this week.

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Post by gumby » Wed, Dec 12, 2018, 7:32 PM UTC

The coalition clearly did this at the behest of the US and UK to be a 5 eyes beard. Yet this very action locks Australian tech companies out of those countries -- it's threatening my ability to work.

Labor had no reason to kowtow to this crap.

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Post by brad0 » Wed, Dec 12, 2018, 8:12 PM UTC

TheMagicHorsey wrote: post #5

The utter stupidity and short-sightedness of politicians is on display in both the US and Australia this week.

What happened in the US?

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Post by craftinator » Wed, Dec 12, 2018, 9:10 PM UTC

brad0 wrote: post #7

TheMagicHorsey wrote: post #5

The utter stupidity and short-sightedness of politicians is on display in both the US and Australia this week.

What happened in the US?