Backpacker backlash: Union view on second-year visas ‘stupid’

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FEDERAL Agriculture Minister David Littleproud says a union proposal to stop allowing backpackers to stay in Australia for a second year if they complete 88 days’ farm work is “stupid”. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) made the suggestion in its ­sub­­-mission to a Senate inquiry into the ­effectiveness of the temporary visa system in […]

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