Fruit and veg growers 'at the pointy end' of labour shortages as government incentives fall short of industry's needs
1 / of 2 Fruit and veg growers 'at the pointy end' of labour shortages as government incentives fall short of industry's needs TueTuesday 19 updated TueTuesday 19 February-April is the busiest season for picking on southern Queensland's Granite Belt. ( Share Print text only Cancel Shoppers are being warned to expect higher produce prices at the checkout in the coming months after government programs failed to attract enough workers to address the industry's ongoing farm labour shortages. Key points: A Federal Government program aimed at attracting more Australians to harvest work has been tak...
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