“Workers reported that the work had been stopped because the employers knew the union was in town.”
agriculture
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Our Pacific Island neighbours are among those being lured by fake promises of prosperity.
Nambucca Heads
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“You're not going to see locals jump at these jobs because they are seasonal, they are short term, and they can be in remote locations as well.”
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Two Senators described tying the marsupial’s welfare to selling carbon credits as a “Labor shakedown”.
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“In an ideal world, we would have properly protected forests. But it's not an ideal world.”
Berries Australia claims most of the region’s blueberry operators are operating within the rules.
One grower said the decision has “compromised” his business model.