Keyword "fruit pickers" - List of latest news (5 results)

22/04 ‘Ridiculous’ reason cafe can’t fill $150,000 job

Would you work as a cafe manager for $150,000?

10/04 ‘We need this influx’: Regional towns beg for more migrants — and more houses for them to live in

As Australia’s capitals are squeezed by record population growth, regional towns and cities across the country have one message — bring them here.

14/11 Beach town ‘under siege’ from fruit pickers

A tiny beachside community in northern NSW says it is “under siege” after its caravan park began housing hundreds of migrant farm workers, with residents claiming they are “outnumbered three-to-one” and “living in fear” amid a rise in violent incidents and sexual harassment.

13/11 Teen allegedly ‘dragged into bushes’ and raped near beach

A teenage girl was allegedly brutally raped after she was dragged into bushes while walking home in a popular beachside town.

10/11 Huge change for 400,000 workers

The Fair Work Ombudsman has announced a major overhaul to the rules of fixed-term contracts in Australia that’s set to improve the careers of 400,000 workers.