- by foxnews
- 03 Apr 2025
The workplace relations minister, Tony Burke, dismissed the idea.
He added that the proposal had been intended to help take into account the varying expenses incurred by farmers, such as accommodation and electricity, and include them in enterprise bargaining agreements.
Rizvi pointed to recent farm worker runaways and the government campaigns to stop them as evidence of one-dimensional labour policy that failed to properly value agricultural workers.
Instead, he believes more effort should be put into streamlining immigration pathways that would lead to permanent residency.
An airline flyer said a seat squatter tried to tell her to swap seats with him, but she stood her ground, prompting a social media debate. A travel expert weighs in.
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