Foreign workers could be allowed to live permanently in Australia if Labor wins the upcoming election, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has hinted.
Mr Albanese told the National Farmers' Federation conference in Canberra that offering permanent residency would make "an enormous difference" to Australia's ability to attract overseas workers.
"If you have people who are coming here temporarily, year after year, spending month after month here, why don't we give them a bit of certainty and actually allow people to stay who are making a contribution to the country?" he said.