Tourism small businesses face Christmas wipeout amid Labor’s backpacker visa delays - NSW Nationals

Tourism jobs in free fall before Labor slowed holiday visas

Common hospitality jobs done by overseas backpackers were already in decline before Labor hit the brakes on working holiday visas.

Slow visa fruits harvest worries

AUSTRALIA’S peak citrus body has warned that changes to "backpacker" visa processing could have a dramatic effect on the industry’s workforce. The slowdown to Working Holiday Visas was confirmed last month by Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke last month, with the government now focused on processing onshore Working Holiday Maker visa applications. As a […]

‘Disastrous’ visa shift puts lives and food security at risk

Australian farmers are calling out the Federal Government’s “backpacker crackdown”, labelling it a low blow that will put food security and regional economies at risk.

Nationals says visa changes put tourism industry at risk

Nationals leader Matt Canavan and Maranoa MP David Littleproud say $3 billion in revenue and 20,000 jobs are at risk […]

Tourism small businesses face Christmas wipeout amid Labor’s backpacker visa delays - NSW Nationals

With 100 days to go until Christmas Day, Australia’s tourism sector is bracing for what it fears could be its toughest festive season yet. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan and Shadow Minister for Tourism David Littleproud have met the Australian Tourism Industry Council (ATIC), as it warns $3 billion in revenue and 20,000 jobs are at… The post Tourism small businesses face Christmas wipeout amid Labor’s backpacker visa delays appeared first on NSW …