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| UpdatedFarmers and miners have broadly supported changes to the 457 visa program for skilled foreign workers.
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Overseas students with a passion for farming now have to complete a Diploma in Agriculture to gain permanent residency in Australia. Read more
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South Australian farmers Justin and Rita Porker speak about life on the land in the Mallee and the growing demand for organic grain.
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The National Farmers Federation is backing the minimum wage, but calling for an increase in enterprise bargaining for the ag sector. In its submission to the Productivity Commission's workplace relations review, the farm lobby also makes the case for reducing the three-hour minimum engagement rule to two hours. The NFF's workplace relations manager Sarah McKinnon says moves like that will allow farmers to keep workers employed, and allow farmers and farm workers to do what works for them. Read more here.
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| UpdatedThe National Farmers' Federation wants reforms to increase enterprise bargaining in the agriculture sector.
Topics: work, agribusiness, agricultural-policy, farm-labour, parliament-house-2600
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| UpdatedGrape growers and winemakers in the Canberra district are hailing a bumper 2015 season, following what are described as the best growing conditions in years.
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Wine industry bodies will use an upcoming review into Australia's industrial relations framework to push for a simpler, more flexible set of rules.
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Brian Smedley says a simpler, more flexible industrial relations system would help the wine industry become more competitive. Read more.
Topics: viticulture, farm-labour, agribusiness, industrial-relations, food-and-beverage, renmark-5341, margaret-river-6285
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| UpdatedThe Vass family is preparing to burn their 2,000-tree macadamia orchard after Cyclone Marcia flattened almost every tree.
Topics: oilseeds, fruit, crop-harvesting, farm-labour, cyclones, cyclone, yeppoon-4703
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An additional 1000 workers from the Pacific and Timor Leste will soon have access to temporary jobs on Australian farms. The Federal Government has announced it would increase the cap on seasonal worker permits to 4250. Horticultural lobby groups are welcoming the reforms, which take effect in July. Unions want strict guidelines to prevent the exploitation of foreign workers. Brett Worthington speaks with AUSVEG spokesman Andrew Macdonald and ACTU president Ged Kearney.
Topics: agricultural-crops, vegetables, fruit, fruits, agricultural-policy, agricultural-subsidies, crop-harvesting, farm-labour, horsham-3400, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedThe number of foreign seasonal workers on Australian farms will increase from July.
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| UpdatedThe horticulture industry has welcomed moves to expand the seasonal worker program. The Federal Government yesterday announced it would allow an extra 1000 people from the Pacific and Timor Leste to participate in the program. From July, Australian farmers can employ more than 4200 temporary foreign workers for up to six months each year. Tania Chapman, the chairwoman of lobby group Voice for Horticulture, says few Australians are willing to do the work on offer.
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| UpdatedA horticulture lobby group says Australians are too precious and unwilling to work outside in tough conditions.
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