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Seasonal workers arrive in Tasmania from the Pacific â but even numbering 650 there s still not enough to go around
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FebFebruary 2021 at 3:05am
Orchardist, John Brown is worried thousands of apples will be left to rot on his trees due to a picker shortage
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Tasmanian orchardist John Brown is struggling to get workers to pick fruit despite a special deal by the Government to fly in workers to the state from the Pacific Islands.
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It is feared tonnes of apples will be left to rot in Tasmania due to a shortage of workers to pick them