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Australia's borders are open, so where are all the backpackers?

  • Written by Kaya Barry, Senior Lecturer & ARC DECRA Research Fellow, Griffith University
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Backpackers on working holiday maker visas have been a crucial source of farm labour for decades, alongside smaller numbers of temporary migrants from the Pacific Islands, international students, and Australians.

In the 2018-19 financial year more than 200,000 people came to Australia on working holiday maker visas. On average about...

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