AUSTRALIA: Govt ready for seasonal worker plan

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Updated February 15, 2008 21:48:15

The new chief of Australian policy for the South Pacific says the Rudd Labor Government is ready to consider a special plan for Pacific workers to do unskilled seasonal work in Australia. The Parliamentary Secretary for the South Pacific, Duncan Kerr says the success of the pilot scheme being run by New Zealand will shape Australian thinking.

Presenter: Graeme Dobell
Speakers: Australia's Parliamentary secretary for the South Pacific, Duncan Kerr

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