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Grocery shocker: Lazy Aussies the reason prices to double

The cost of fruit and vegetables could double by Christmas, as new figures show jobless Aussies can’t be paid to move to...

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22nd Sept. 2020 5:09 AM

Coronavirus another kick in the guts for struggling farmers

Just when things were starting to look up with recent rain, a potential worker shortage is hitting the farming industry

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18th March 2020 6:03 AM

NO GOOD: Labour Hire companies are warning the coronavirus could have devastating impacts on the agricultural industry. Photo: Gary Worrall

Sex acts expected of backpackers in return for low wage

Eight female backpackers on working holiday visas were trapped in debt bondage to a farm boss who traded sex for work to...

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04th Dec. 2019 9:12 PM

Eight female backpackers on working holiday visas were trapped in debt bondage to a farm boss who traded sex for work to pay bills he imposed on them.

Plan to ban the backpacker slammed

Fears plans to slash visa numbers will end with proudce rotting in the fields.

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22nd Jan. 2019 6:01 AM

ROTTEN IDEA: Pozieres farmer Jeff McMahon (right) with backpackers Makayla Lun and Benjamin Wong. Mr McMahon said the ACTU's proposd changes to visa rules would throw the horitculture industry in to dissarray.

Farms under spotlight in Fair Work blitz

Fair Work inspectors will visit Bundaberg farms to ensure seasonal workers are being paid correct wages and...

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23rd June 2014 3:06 PM

Fair Work Ombudsman inspectors will visit Bundaberg farms to ensure that seasonal workers are being paid their correct wages and entitlements.

Workers released after chemical poison fear

UPDATE: Gas workers exposed to the potentially deadly chemical, Paraquat, have been released from...

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17th Jan. 2013 7:01 AM

Gas workers presented to the Goondiwindi Hospital after being exposed to a deadly herbicide.