The Joint Committee on Migration has released it’s final report for the inquiry into the Working Holiday Maker Program. BYTAP supports the recommendations of their report and their comments around [...] read more...
Archive for the ‘backpacker’ Category
Growers plead for fresh ideas after $150,000 worth of unpicked food ploughed back into paddocks
A North Queensland vegetable grower says she may not plant next year after making the “soul-destroying” decision to plough the last of her 2020 crop back into the ground. Key [...] read more...
NFF appeals to Federal Government to bring back backpackers, Working Holiday Maker program
Farmers and tourism operators have written to the Federal Government pleading for backpackers to be allowed into Australia to harvest crops, care for children and travel. Key points: A report [...] read more...
Kindness pandemic spreads in Manjimup, WA, to help backpackers during COVID-19
Imagine backpacking on the other side of the world when a global pandemic is declared. Key points: A small community in WA’s south west actively welcomed backpackers during COVID-19 while [...] read more...
Backpacker employer Bradford Clark Rosten fined $65,000 over farm death linked to heat stress
A North Queensland businessman has been fined $65,000 over the death of an international backpacker who collapsed with heat stress while picking fruit in the Burdekin region. Key points: A [...] read more...