Yup, I was extremely lucky. My status changed from received to initial assessment 4 months in I think
Not sure if it helped but some info on my appli
My company has done this numerous times for several employees over the years
I've been here 2 years already on a 457
I am from a low risk country
I was applying as a applications programmer of a very niche field here
All forms submitted overseas and local police certificates, literally nothing more to ask from me except the genuine need for employee from the company