The Joint Standing Committee on Migration has called for changes to backpacker visas to address labour shortages in regional Australia.

Workers in low-paid farm jobs such as fruit picking, would be able to stay on the dole under a parliamentary committee’s plan to improve backpacker visas.

The Joint Standing Committee on Migration released its final report into the Working Holiday Maker Program last week.

Click here to read an SBS report on the matter.

Click here to access the final report.