背包客签证削减引发农作物腐烂担忧
如果背包客签证削减措施落实，澳大利亚农产品可能烂在田里，这种担忧正在加剧。一名联邦农业部官员在参议院预算估算听证会上表示，尚未对此对收成可能产生的影响进行任何建模分析。内政部长Tony Burke宣布，第二年签证名额将从57000个减至45000个，第三年签证名额将从31000个减至5000个。北领地政府警告称，北部顶端地区的芒果收成可能损失1000名工人。全国农民联合会（National Farmers Federation）敦促政府恢复常规签证审批程序。
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Backpacker visa cuts spark fears of rotting crops
Fears are growing that Australian produce could rot in fields if backpacker visa cuts go ahead. A federal agriculture department official told a Senate estimates hearing that no modelling had been done on the likely effect on harvests. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced that second-year visa places will fall from 57,000 to 45,000, and third-year places from 31,000 to 5000. The Northern Territory government has warned that the Top End mango harvest could lose 1000 workers. The National Farmers Federation has urged the government to return to regular visa processing.
首次务农者用牙科钻头解决桑葚包装难题
退休牙医Peter Lynch设计了一款售价4澳元的塑料篮子，让采摘工人可以直接将桑葚装入果盒。他位于阳光海岸腹地的农场Kureelpa Mulberry Company（Kureelpa桑葚公司）表示，这一改变使果实损耗减少了80%，并降低了人工成本。该农场为期四周的收获季依赖每日雇用的采摘工人，这对夫妇担心，削减打工度假签证名额可能会让招工变得困难。农场上两名法国打工度假者表示，他们能否在澳大利亚继续待第二年尚不确定。
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朱尼甘草巧克力工厂 (Junee Licorice and Chocolate Factory) 联合所有者 蕾安农·德鲁斯 (Rhiannon Druce) 敦促工党 (Labor) 政治家在推出影响地方雇主政策之前，先经营一个月企业。她对拟议的打工度假签证变更表示担忧，这些变更将用抽签取代保证的第二和第三年延期。工厂约有 10% 的 70 名员工是背包客。里韦里纳 (Riverina) 议员 迈克尔·麦科马克 (Michael McCormack) 表示，如果当选，联盟党 (Coalition) 将优先考虑地方工作在签证计划中。内政部 (Department of Home Affairs) 表示，这些变化旨在公平分配名额，同时使政府对临时签证数量拥有更大的控制权。
Junee chocolate boss tells Labor MPs to run a business before changing visa rules
Junee Licorice and Chocolate Factory co-owner Rhiannon Druce has urged Labor politicians to run a business for a month before introducing policies affecting regional employers. She has raised concerns about proposed changes to working holiday visas, which would replace guaranteed second and third year extensions with a ballot. About 10 per cent of the factory's 70 staff are backpackers. Riverina MP Michael McCormack said the Coalition would prioritise regional work in the visa program if elected. The Department of Home Affairs said the changes aim to allocate places fairly while giving government greater control over temporary visa numbers.