kane

hi all, I've been living in Australia for around four years now and over 2 years spent up in Darwin so now my life is here. I've been sponsored with a company for 18 months of a 2 year sponsorship term and they just had to let me go due to a lack of work up here in Darwin at the moment. I have found a new job already but in a panic I have seen a migration agent who told me that the 18 months I've spent with this company means nothing when I start with a new employer. this to me seems very unfair as I now have to start another two year period before I can apply for residency. I was wondering if this is true? thanks for any feed back