# Australia politics live: Labor warned against changing work rights for visa holders amid ‘scapegoating’ of immigrants

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- The Guardian, 2026-08-16 21:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/aug/17/australia-politics-live-labor-work-rights-visa-holders-anthony-albanese-angus-taylor-pauline-hanson-liberal-party-one-nation-ntwnfb

> Nearly 150 non-profit, multicultural and social-service organisations are urging Anthony Albanese’s government not to restrict temporary migrants’ work rights. Their open letter says removing the rights would take away people’s income and independence, and calls instead for faster applications, legal assistance and continued permission to work.