Australians working in Britain may not be able to stay there indefinitely if they are on a lower income, under new rules due to kick in this year. The changes, which take effect from   April, will mean non-European workers will have to earn at least Â£35,000 ($72,000) a year to be allowed to settle in the UK for longer than six years. The visa move, which was first flagged in 2012, will apply to those outside the European Economic Zone in a bid to "break the link" between working and staying permanently in Britain. It follows a push by the government of Prime Minister David Cameron to reduce migration numbers, with estimates the numbers of non-European skilled workers settling in Britain each year would drop from 60,000 to 20,000 under the change. 
On Wednesday, a spokeswoman for Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said Australia had "made representations" to the British government on the changes to its migration system.
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