Australia immigration rules threaten wheat harvest
Australia announced new immigration restrictions that limit working holiday visas. Farm groups warn the tighter rules will cause severe labor shortages and threaten the upcoming wheat harvest.
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Tightened immigration rules could create acute labor shortages and threaten Australia's upcoming Wheat harvest, farm groups said on Thursday afternoon. The centre-left Labor government announced a ballot system restricting backpacker visa extensions, extending processing times to three months. The policy arrives just weeks before winter crop harvesting begins across the world's third-largest exporter.
