Australia’s Fair Work Commission has struck out a legal loophole allowing employers to pay farm workers exploitative piecemeal rates.
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Pandemic border restrictions are keeping seasonal crop pickers from the Pacific out of New Zealand. Would adapting the quarantine system help?
Exploitation and underpayment is rife in fruit picking. The Coronavirus Supplement appears not to have dented the will to work.
Humans have been pickling for at least 4,000 years. Maybe it’s time you tried?
Monitoring the timing of recurring biological events is key to understanding the effects of climate change.
The use of backpackers in the horticulture industry has long undermined the ability of the industry to grow and plan for the future.
Working the land is a vital – and fruitful – career option.
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Adjunct professor, Adelaide University
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Professor of Work and Labour Market Policy, University of Sydney
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Research Fellow, Centre for Rural Policy Research, University of Exeter
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Associate Professor in Law, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, UNSW
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Lecturer, International Business, Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Auckland University of Technology
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Adjuct Lecturer, Adelaide University
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Emeritus Professor, Creative Industries, CQUniversity Australia