Chaos for British workers who want to emigrate to Australia as government scraps visa programme for skilled foreign workers

I came across this story, when reqding through the main page of the Daily Mail. It was publish by Anthony Joseph for MailOnline and Daniel Piotrowski for Daily Mail Australia. The article talks about the new decisions that the Australian government is putting in place regarding their visa programme.   

• Malcolm Turnbull's government is abolishing 457 visas for foreign workers  
• Jobs including pilots, butchers, web developers will be scrapped on new scheme
• 'Australian workers must have priority for Australian jobs,' PM Turnbull said
• Current 457 visa holders will NOT be affected by the shocking changes 
• Around 18,000 British citizens are on 457 visas - the second highest nationality 

Britons dreaming of a new life in Australia have been dealt a major blow after its Prime Minister scrapped the visa programme for skilled foreign workers. The 457 visa programme, which is currently used by around 18,000 British citizens, will end tomorrow and will be replaced by a new one.  Australia's Department of Immigration published a list of jobs removed from the new visa regime, which includes pilots, butchers, flight attendants, futures traders, web developers, public relations managers and journalists.

According to the Australian Government, by the end of last month, there were 177,390 457 visa holders in Australia.

The main countries of citizenship for primary visa holders in Australia were India (19,360), the UK (18,270), China (6,950) and Ireland (6,780).

And the largest numbers were employed in New South Wales (40,430) followed by Victoria (23,310) and Western Australia (14,790).

The top industries of employment for primary visa holders were accommodation and food services (15,260), other services (13,890) and information, media and telecommunications (10,030).

His programme also includes a longer-term four year visa where workers will need to meet a higher standard of English.

People will need to undergo a criminal record check and show work experience. 

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said the shock decision won't affect current Australian visa holders.

'There will be a grandfathering arrangement. They will continue under the conditions of that visa.'