Budget fails to address workforce shortages, say industry leaders

Else Kennedy

HORTICULTURAL industry leaders were disappointed with Federal Government measures to address workforce shortages in this week’s budget. The budget, announced on Tuesday, does not contain any measures to support re-opening Australian borders to backpackers, to adapt the Seasonal Worker Program to pandemic conditions, or to create a federally-guided quarantine pathway. New funding announced this week […]

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