https://www.scmp.com/rss/514084/feed Kaya Barry is a Senior Lecturer and Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Fellow at Griffith University. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Backpackers on working holiday visas have been a crucial source of Australian farm labour for decades, alongside smaller numbers of temporary migrants from the Pacific Islands, international students, and locals. In the 2018-19 financial year, more than 200,000 people came to Australia on working holiday visas. On average, about 35,000 a month – and more than 40,000 in December – worked on farms, picking vegetables, fruit or nuts. Numbers declined with borders closed to visa holders from March... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3198464/legacy-fortress-australia-policy-backpackers-slow-return-after-pandemic-border-closure-tells-them-go?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3198464/legacy-fortress-australia-policy-backpackers-slow-return-after-pandemic-border-closure-tells-them-go?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Nov 2022 09:15:02 +0000