Webster welcomes cash incentive for workers to fill farm shortages

Jason Shields

Would-be farm workers will be able to access up to $6000 to cover relocation and travel expenses, as growers grapple with dire staff shortages. Member for Mallee Anne Webster described the move as “fantastic” with the peak harvest and picking season underway and local farmers struggling to find workers. For many, it is their first […]

Subscribe or Login to see the rest of the content.

Digital Editions

  • Rural specialism the right prescription

    Rural specialism the right prescription

    RURAL generalism will now be recognised as a specialty field within general practice following approval by the Medical Board of Australia of a Commonwealth-funded joint…