The week’s top media stories
Every week, AUSVEG rounds up the top stories on issues affecting the Australian vegetable industry. Here are this week’s most important news items:
- Farm labour shortage continues despite surge of working holiday visa applications (ABC News)
- Best and fairest goes to horticulture growers (Bundaberg Today)
- The burden of proof reversed (North Queensland Register)
- High Court rules on whether you are an employee or an independent contractor (ABC News)
- ‘Another string to bow’: Agriculture Biodiversity Stewardship Market Bill hailed a win for farmers (Weekly Times Now) – subscription required
- The Idaho Potato Commission debuts potato perfume for Valentine’s Day (Perth Now)
- Anne Webster: Push for Australian made (The Weekly Advertiser)
- Free careers advice scheme to help resolve skills shortages (Brisbane Times)
- Red tape and communication breakdowns in the system have been highlighted (The Area News)
- Big splash: Premier pledges $600m to fix Bundaberg’s leaky dam (InQueensland)
- Border reopening predicted to ease worker shortages (The Australian Financial Review) – subscription required
- Biodiversity trade boon for farmers (The Australian) – subscription required