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Government relaxing visa rules for foreign farm workers

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison is seen during a visit to a strawberry farm in Chambers Flat in southeast Queensland, Monday, November 5, 2018.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the Chambers Flat Strawberry Farm Source: AAP

The Federal Government says it will relax visa rules for foreign farm workers in a bid to permanently end worker shortages on farms. The National Farmers' Federation has welcomed the changes, but the Australian Workers' Union has expressed concern it will expose foreign workers to further exploitation.


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By Samantha Beniac-Brooks

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The Federal Government says it will relax visa rules for foreign farm workers in a bid to permanently end worker shortages on farms. The National Farmers' Federation has welcomed the changes, but the Australian Workers' Union has expressed concern it will expose foreign workers to further exploitation.


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