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Mango (source: Tou's Garden, photo gallery season 2009-10)

21 December 2016

Mangoes, desperation and seasonal workers: labour market challenges in Northern Australia

by Henry Sherrell

iKiribati workers at PT&I-MULPHA workshops (image: Pacific Islands Trade & Invest)

19 December 2016

Australia’s microstate visa: the inside story

by Henry Sherrell

2 December 2016

Big developments in ANZ seasonal work schemes

by Henry Sherrell and Stephen Howes

16 November 2016

Seasonal Worker Program grows by 50 per cent

by Stephen Howes and Henry Sherrell

Backpackers (Flickr/Garry Knight CC BY 2.0)

27 October 2016

Backpacker exploitation: why Australia should look to the Pacific

by Stephen Howes and Henry Sherrell

Peter Bumseng speaking at SOTP 2016 (image: SSGM)

17 October 2016

Community support for seasonal workers

by Henry Sherrell

26 September 2016

Submission to the Working Holiday Maker tax review

by Karen Downing

15 September 2016

How much tax should backpackers pay?

by Stephen Howes

Seasonal worker in Australia (Flickr/DFATAusAID CC BY 2.0)

17 June 2016

The Parliamentary Inquiry into the SWP: two passes, a gesture and an important recommendation

by Stephen Howes

Port Vila from the air (image: Cangiano & Torre)

18 May 2016

Temporary migration in the Pacific: a substitute for more inclusive migration opportunities?

by Alessio Cangiano and Andreea R Torre

23 March 2016

NZ’s seasonal worker success: lessons for Australia

by Richard Curtain

17 March 2016

Backpacker tax under review: implications for the Seasonal Worker Program

by Richard Curtain and Stephen Howes

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