Farmers join advocates in push for more regional migrants

Migrant worker Marilyn Fernandez with her pig farmer boss Tom Smith

Migrant worker Marilyn Fernandez with her pig farmer boss Tom Smith Source: SBS

Australian farmers are joining a regional push for the Turnbull Government to avoid making citizenship harder for migrants to obtain.The farmers say they worry about the effect on vital foreign workers. It comes as advocates call for an increase to the migrant intake to help revitalise regional Australia.



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