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Australian worker scheme extended to East Timorese

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Australian worker scheme extended to East Timorese

Updated 29 August 2012, 17:22 AEST

Australia has extended its Seasonal Workers Program that originally started with Tonga, Vanuatu, Kiribati and Papua New Guinea.

Australian worker scheme extended to East Timorese (Credit: ABC) 

They have been joined by Nauru, Samoa, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands and East Timor.

Our Canberra correspondent Stephanie March reports, the East Timorese are playing a special role in trialling the program in new sectors.

Presenter: Bruce Hill

Reporter:Stephanie March

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