Are the 457 visa reforms an illusion act?

There was tellingly little outcry from business groups as the federal government promoted itself as tightening the tap on access to global workers.

Even as the government put up a No Vacancy sign to the world's goat herders, turf growers, deer farmers, blacksmiths, wool buyers, historians, potters and sculptors some industries were breathing a sigh of relief that the crackdown on the controversial 457 scheme didn't go further.