‘Uninformed’ tribunal rejects backpacker visa bids: Picked out

UNDERPAID backpackers are being knocked back by the Immigration Department for their ­second-year visa on a techni­cality.Victorian Farmers Federation Sunraysia Branch policy spokesman Bill McClumpha said it is a worrying trend that is further damaging the region’s reputation at a time it was desperate for back­packers.Backpackers are able to extend their one-year working holiday visas […]

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    Relief on way after more extreme heat

    FRIDAY has been declared a day of total fire ban for the whole of Victoria with catastrophic conditions in regions bordering the Mallee. Extreme heat…