WA farmers fear potential changes to backpacker working rules and to the Pacific Islander working scheme could upset the balance of the farming workforce, leaving a shortage of workers.

Carnarvon Sweeter Banana Co-operative Manager Doriana Mangili spoke with Julie-anne Sprague on 6PR’s Afternoons and said the flagged changes would impact every business across Australia,

“The experiment already happened thanks to COVID and it was a total disaster.”

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