Vulnerable workers bearing the cost of providing Australia with cheap food
Warning: This story contains discussion of suicide Some days Gershom Isaac says he feels suicidal. He spends up…
Regional employers, academics say one-size-fits-all migration policy will decimate critical workforces
In a sunny corner of an aged care facility in south-west NSW, registered nurse Vanessa Joy Hipolito is…
Welcome to Robinvale, the town where people are not counted
In a community like no other, what happens when people aren’t counted? On one side of a stainless-steel…
Backpackers and PALM scheme workers scrambling for jobs after Dicky Bill shutdown
The unexpected shutdown of Australian herb and salad grower Dicky Bill has left backpackers and Pacific Australia Labour…
Timor-Leste workers part of PALM scheme helping to fill NT workforce gaps
Darwin hospitality business owner Darren Lynch employs about 200 people at his various bars and restaurants, but he…
‘Having to import people’: The Aussie job locals don’t want to do despite bumper wages and extraordinary employee benefits
Drakes Supermarkets are struggling to fill vacancies despite offering workers a raft of benefits. Drakes operates 66 stores…