PALM wage ‘will hit grocery bills’

THE National Party claims grocery prices will rise as a result of the “forced unionisation” of the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme. A new federal deed and guidelines will be rolled out from July, providing safeguards to workers from Timor-Leste and nine Pacific Island countries. Among the changes, workers in the scheme will get […]

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