88-day visa system broken

20I6 HIA AGM. Emma Germano (right) with Tanya Chapman in Sydney. 25th November 2016
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THE 88-day regional work visa should be replaced with a two-year agriculture visa, to prevent local farmers being “exploited” by backpackers who do not take their jobs seriously, according to Vic­torian Farmers Federation (VFF) horticulture group president Emma Germano.“Industry is saying, ‘Give us people who actually want to work in agriculture, not people who are […]

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