Nationals Party leader David Littleproud said the agriculture industry currently faces a workforce shortage of over 170,000 workers, which the Nationals say will only get worse if the federal government scraps the agricultural visa.
Littleproud warned the shortage would steer Australia dangerously close to a food security crisis that could lead to further spikes in cost of living.
“Regional Australia is in the middle of a workforce crisis, and this impacts just about every industry you can think of,” he said in a press release. “We need access to workers quickly otherwise, the ramifications of this shortage will be felt for a long time to come.”…