New Zealand shearers avoiding quarantine, travel costs

Joely Mitchell
September 17 2020 - 6:00am
Australia is missing its around 500 seasonal New Zealand shearers that would normally be in the country now.
Australia is missing its around 500 seasonal New Zealand shearers that would normally be in the country now.

Despite the federal government granting New Zealand shearers short-term visas to enter Australia for the busy spring shearing period, only a handful have accepted the offer.

Joely Mitchell

Joely Mitchell

Stock & Land editor

Joely started her career at Stock & Land as a cadet journalist in 2016. She is now the editor of the paper.

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