Rebuilding the nation's reputation in the eyes of overseas parents could help prompt the return of backpackers.
Resurrecting the nation's reputation in the eyes of overseas parents could help Jane Coole plug holes in her roster sheet.Regional employers are hoping for many more to return to help alleviate dire staff shortages
It was a similar story for Esperance farmer Mic Fels, who after grappling to find casual workers for the past two years has now had many full-time workers leave for more lucrative industries or because they were exhausted. Mr Latchford said the purse strings behind backpacking trips were often controlled by parents, giving them sway over where and when their children went.
Farmer Mr Fels has called for more urgent action from government — an emergency task force to speed up visa processing for skilled workers. "They've gone from two years of hard labour and scraped through and now they're starting to lose full-time workers with no pool of people to come in behind them," he said.While the new federal government has a plan to address this shortfall — reforming the Pacific Labour Mobility scheme to improve conditions for workers and streamline administration for employers — Mr Fels said these workers would be unlikely to have the skills required for broadacre farming.
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