Academic says Pacific worker scheme workable
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An announcement by the Australian government that it's considering implementing a Pacific Workers Scheme like New Zealand's has brought long held arguments on the issue to the fore. As a research fellow for the Institute of Social Research with Melbourne's Swinburne University, Peter Mares released a survey of Australian growers and their reaction to the possibility in 2006. He's also examined the possible impacts a guest worker scheme could have on the Australian economy and farming community.
Presenter: Megan Flamer
Speaker: Peter Mares, of Melbourne's Swinburne University
