PM’s farm labour plan ‘misses two birds with one stone’

By Mike Foley
Updated October 16 2018 - 12:45pm, first published 12:30pm
Bad harvest: Farm groups were shocked to learn of the PM's new farm labour plan, which appears to have come as a surprise to his government colleagues.
Bad harvest: Farm groups were shocked to learn of the PM's new farm labour plan, which appears to have come as a surprise to his government colleagues.

The Prime Minister’s captain’s call linking farm labour vacancies with welfare payments has the horticulture sector in uproar, while worker shortfalls remain the number one concern as the crucial fruit picking season gets into swing.

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