Critical worker shortage identified for Tasmania

Andrew Miller
Updated August 26 2020 - 12:50pm, first published August 21 2020 - 10:17pm
WORKER SHORTAGE: Harvest Moon co-owner Mark Kable, who is also the Tasmanian Agricultural Productivity Group chair,says farmers are very concerned
WORKER SHORTAGE: Harvest Moon co-owner Mark Kable, who is also the Tasmanian Agricultural Productivity Group chair,says farmers are very concerned

The Tasmanian Government is to spend nearly $2 million, over the next two years, to encourage the state's residents to help fill a massive labour gap caused by coronavirus.

Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller

Journalist

I'm a general reporter with Stock & Land, with a special interest in irrigation issues. I completed my cadetship, with the Age, in 1980. Over my career, I've worked for ABC radio news (Mt Isa, Qld) and at provincial and suburban newspapers.

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