Poll finds Australians back seasonal workers scheme

Updated September 2, 2008 16:08:24

A new opinion poll suggests most Australians support the Pacific Islands guest worker scheme. The online survey of more than one-thousand people found just over half of them approved of the three year pilot program to address Australia's shortage of labour.

Presenter: Bill Bainbridge
Speakers: John Sutton, national secretary of Australia's Construction, Forestry, Mining, Energy Union; Chris Johnson, Manager Federal Political Relations for Essential Media and Communications