Unemployed Australians are quitting lucrative fruit picking jobs with desperate farmers barely hours after starting - despite continuing to live off the dole.
Frustrated employment minister slams Australia s 1.23 MILLION on the dole and warns them to stop relying on their neighbours and go get a job - as it s revealed there s an extra 400,000 on benefits since Covid and TENS OF THOUSANDS of job vacancies
Some 1.23million people are receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance benefits
But Scott Morrison has revealed 54,000 jobs are going in regional Australia
Employment Minister Stuart Robert urged unemployed Aussies to find a job
He defended a reporting line to dob on people who refuse to accept work
JobSeeker increases by $25 a week from April dailymail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailymail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Scott Morrison has declared that unemployed Australians who refuse to take jobs should have their Centrelink benefits withdrawn.
The prime minister is frustrated that 54,000 jobs are going begging in regional Australia - including at pubs, cafes and farms - despite the government s $6,000 relocation payment. Unemployed Australians are simply and regrettably not filling these jobs, he told the AFR business summit in Sydney on Tuesday.
Frustrated: Scott Morrison has declared that unemployed Australians who refuse to take jobs should have their Centrelink benefits withdrawn
Farmers have reported being unable to employ people to pick fruit and vegetables in the regions
In February, almost 192,000 jobs were advertised on the internet - the highest number in nine years. With country employers needing staff, Prime Minister Scott Morrison is frustrated.