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Cafe owner battles high sponsorship costs as government vows to cut migration

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A Taiwanese barista in regional Western Australia faces an uncertain future: her employer is trying to sponsor her visa, but the costs may be impossible to bear. Per ABC News, sponsorship fees are pricing workers and employers out of the system, even as the government vows to cut migration numbers.

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/skilled-migration-...

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