Shearer shortage in NSW prompts calls for overseas workforce

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Updated March 14 2023 - 8:27am, first published 6:00am
Mentored support for new shearers and close links with industry are ways both sides of politics can support wool. Photo is a file.
Mentored support for new shearers and close links with industry are ways both sides of politics can support wool. Photo is a file.

A serious shortage of shearers has prompted an industry-wide rethink on everything from wages to accommodation and recruitment, while the state politicians most able to influence outcomes agree more needs to be done to fix the problem.

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Jamie Brown

North Coast reporter

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