Australian jobseekers could soon be incentivised to work on regional farms

Australian Agriculture Minister David Littleproud speaks during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, August 26, 2020. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Australian Agriculture Minister David Littleproud Source: AAP

The federal budget due on Tuesday will likely include measures to help plug labour shortages in the farm sector threatening the harvest of fruit and vegetables.


Unemployed Australians could be offered financial incentives to take up regional harvest work in the federal budget to be handed down next week.

Agriculture Minister David Littleproud wants jobless Australians to "have a crack" at picking fruit and vegetables.

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