Hello Deb
Welcome to Poms in Oz.
Your options for upgrading to a
PR depend on several different factors. If you coupld supply a bit more information, please, teh rest of us can help to point you in the right direction.
Is your OH the main breadwinner and the main visa holder, please?
If so, what does he do, please? Please see this list:
A-Z Occupations List - Australian Skills Recognition Information
Also, does he have a positive skills assessment from TRA, VETASSESS or whichever skills assessment body is relevant to his occupation?
How old is he currently?
Whereabouts is his prospective employer-sponsor based, please? Which suburb or area?
Depending on the answers to the questions above, you may have a range of possible visa options but it is impossible to narrow them down without more information, please.
In the meanwhile, the following links may help:
Workers - Visas & Immigration
Information Booklets - Applications & Forms - Visas & Immigration
Best wishes
Gill