New South Wales is preparing to welcome 250 international students a fortnight from July with the move expected to boost the economy and benefit the hospitality industry.
12/06/2021 Chef and Restaurateur Luke Mangan welcomed the move from the Berejiklian government and said he had been advertising for weeks on end for Australian workers, but said people didn't seem interested in jobs in the hospitality sector.
"Obviously people aren't wanting to take jobs in our industry; perhaps they're being rewarded elsewhere from government handouts, but our industry probably hasn't helped itself in the past with wage theft and things like that, long hours and unsociable hours," he said. "But I think it's a great industry for young people to get into and we've got to push the government to get young kids to understand our industry better.
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