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The acting prime minister has urged unemployed Aussies to ‘turn off Netflix’ and go bush to find ‘fun’ and ‘well-paying’ jobs in fruit-picking.

The acting prime minister has urged unemployed Aussies to ‘turn off Netflix’ and go bush to find ‘fun’ and ‘well-paying’ jobs in fruit-picking.

Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack has told unemployed Aussies to turn off Netflix and get a job in regional areas. The regional Australia Institute has identified 50,000 unfilled jobs in regional Australia, as a drop in temporary foreign workers due to COVID-19 saw more than $38m worth of fruit and vegetables rotting in Aussie farms. Mr McCormack has told unemployed Aussies to go bush to fill the void, but shrugged off suggestions it was insulting to call the unemployed lounge lizards. "I say to those people who perhaps have done reasonably well off JobSeeker, who may have earnt mor...

The acting prime minister has urged unemployed Aussies to ‘turn off Netflix’ and go bush to find ‘fun’ and ‘well-paying’ jobs in fruit-picking.

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Australia acting PM equates Capitol attack with BLM protests Australia’s acting prime minister has defended his comments comparing the attack on the U.S. Capitol building with Black Lives Matter protests despite criticism from Indigenous and human rights groups By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press January 12, 2021, 6:34 AM • 3 min read The Associated Press Australian Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack listens during question time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra on Dec. ...