Boost to backpacker farm workforce as harvest approaches

Mike Foley
Updated November 5 2018 - 4:10pm, first published 10:34am
Nationals Leader Michael McCormack and Deputy Nationals Leader Bridget McKenzie.
Nationals Leader Michael McCormack and Deputy Nationals Leader Bridget McKenzie.

The federal government is tweaking existing schemes to fix the holes in the farm labour workforce, increasing the annual backpacker intake to fill fruitpicking jobs, after the Nationals failed to convince their Coalition partner to create a new agricultural visa.

Mike Foley

Mike Foley

National rural reporter

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