The Rudd Government has confirmed that it is looking closely at New Zealand's trial of a temporary unskilled labour scheme, while former AMWU national secretary and now NSW Senator-elect Doug Cameron has warned that the rise of far-Right forces, exploitation of overseas workers, and undermining of local wages and conditions were all potential consequences of big rises in unskilled immigration.
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