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Majority of workers applying don’t expect they will be allowed to stay in Australia but ‘see it as a way to get to stay a bit longer,’ union says

Advocates say the Moorabool River in Victoria's west is facing a deepening crisis, with a report claiming about 200 new private dams have appeared in the catchment since 2012.

A new study reveals residential drug treatment can dramatically reduce future criminal convictions for young people who are likely to get stuck in a cycle of crime.

The federal government has hailed the success of a plan to get more Pacific workers into Australia, reaching its target half a year ahead of schedule.

Alice and Scott* have been running their two-storey pub-turned-backpacker hostel in Queensland’s Wide Bay region, north of Brisbane, for more a decade. Over the years they’ve provided accommodation for thousands of backpackers and itinerant workers who come to the region for fruit-picking jobs.

The federal government has committed to allowing the families of hundreds of foreign workers to live with their loved ones in Australia.

The economic impact of COVID on Pacific Island states, combined with major labour shortages in Australia and New Zealand, has created a perfect storm. A mass exodus means Pacific nations are now losing crucial workers at such volume that their own development prospects are being undermined.

An exodus of over-qualified Pacific Island nurses who are taking up aged care jobs in countries such as Australia has experts concerned the "brain drain" is leaving critical gaps in the region's healthcare systems.

Leo Skliros predicts a huge proportion of his healthy mango crop will go to waste this season. And he's not the only one.