How staff on 457 visas helped a Wollongong IT company expand globally and grow jobs in the Illawarra

Greg Ellis
Updated April 19 2017 - 7:25pm, first published 7:20pm
Visa growth: When Michael David, of Canada, came to Wollongong to work at new IT business Internetrix he did so on a 457 visa. He and others like him have helped it expand globally and grow IT jobs in the Illawarra. Pic: Sylvia Liber.
Visa growth: When Michael David, of Canada, came to Wollongong to work at new IT business Internetrix he did so on a 457 visa. He and others like him have helped it expand globally and grow IT jobs in the Illawarra. Pic: Sylvia Liber.

When Michael David started working in Australia at Internetrix in 1999 he did so on a 457 visa. Now he is a director of the Wollongong IT business that has broken into the global market and is president of ICT Illawarra.

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Greg Ellis

Greg Ellis

Business Editor

Almost four decades in electronic, print and digital media. A writer, presenter, emcee, photographer and videographer with degrees in business management, marketing and human resources and tertiary qualifications in photography.

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