FIRST OF ALL NOT ALL GRADUATES OF NURSING IN AUSTRALIA ARE LOCALS. OVERSEAS NURSES FROM PHILIPPINES/INDIA, ALSO NEED TO TAKE A COURSE (BRIDGING PROGRAM/IRON PROGRAM) AND PAY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY AROUND 13-18 THOUSAND AUD FOR THE TUITION FEE JUST TO BECOME QUALIFIED AS A NURSE IN AUSTRALIA. THIS IS ONLY FOR 3 MONTHS OF STUDY AND CLINICAL PLACEMENT AND EXCLUDES PAYMENT FOR ACCOMMODATION, FOOD AND DAILY ALLOWANCE. OUR FAMILIES STRIVE SO HARD JUST TO PAY FOR THESE AND WE ALSO ENDURE LONELINESS  AND HARDSHIPS JUST TO FINISH OUR COURSE. NOW THINK ABOUT IT, I THINK ITS REALLY RUDE AND GREEDY FOR PEOPLE/ UNION TO COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS. WE ARE ALL HUMAN BEING, WE ARE ALL THE SAME. WE NEED JOBS TO LIVE. ITS SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST. AS A MATTER OF FACT THERE IS A LOT OF JOB VACANCIES IN HOSPITALS IN AUSTRALIA, BUT BECAUSE OF THE BARRIERS CREATED BY THE PAST GOVERNMENT ON 457 VISA, EMPLOYERS CANNOT EASILY HIRE. ITS NOT THE HOSPITAL OR ANY INSTITUTION WHO NEEDS OUR SERVICE, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY ITS THE SICK PEOPLE, THE PATIENTS WHO REQUIRES OUR NECESSARY SKILLS TO HELP THEM RECOVER FROM THEIR AILMENT/DISEASES. NOW FOR NEWLY GRAD NURSES, YOU SHOULD FIRST SEEK EXPERIENCE IN THE HOSPITAL, I DONT KNOW HOW IT WORKS WITH YOU BUT FOR US FROM THE PHILIPPINES WE WORK FOR YEARS WITHOUT PAY JUST TO GET AN EXPERIENCE IN THE HOSPITAL AND ON TOP OF THAT WE ALSO PAY THE HOSPITALS, ESPECIALLY THE PRIVATE ONES JUST TO GET AN EXPERIENCE. NOW TELL ME, DO YOU THINK WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN AUSTRALIA?