Nothing to fear in backpacker visa change, says Webster

Brooke Littlewood

MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster is confident recent changes to backpacker visa conditions – which allow them to work in bushfire-affected zones – will not threaten labour in local workforce. The Federal Government last week announced changes to the working holiday scheme to encourage backpackers to help rebuild communities after the summer’s devastating bushfires. Dr […]

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