NFF: agricultural workforce shortfall must be addressed

Updated September 12 2016 - 7:46pm, first published 7:22pm
National Farmers Federation president Brent Finlay says the growing agricultural workforce shortfall must be addressed.
National Farmers Federation president Brent Finlay says the growing agricultural workforce shortfall must be addressed.

AUSTRALIAN farmers say today’s Productivity Commissions’ report on migrant intake into Australia reinforces ongoing calls from the farming sector to scrap the ‘backpacker tax’ and more broadly improve access to temporary migrants to meet a growing agricultural workforce shortfall.

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