Farmers in north Qld turn to grey nomads to fix worker shortages

ABC NEWS (Australia) 2022-10-04

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Grey nomads are providing an unlikely solution to a worker shortage on north Queensland farms. They're swapping their caravans for cane harvesters, taking up roles that growers were struggling to fill.
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