Australia’s Mixed Signals to Young Working Holiday Makers

Australia’s Mixed Signals to Young Working Holiday Makers
(L to R) Graham Perrett, member for Moreton and Ken Lai, Brisbane's director-general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Ms Wu, shop owner and two Taiwanese working holiday workers, Nov. 17, 2016. Linda Huang/NTD Television
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BRISBANE, Australia—Word of mouth is the best way to find regional places to work for the many young people who come to Australia for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. That is how twenty-five year-old Ms Rabee from Taiwan found her temporary job fruit picking.

After several months of studying English in Brisbane and learning about the Australian way of life, Ms Rabee embarked on a search for work. After a couple of weeks research and on the recommendation of a Taiwanese friend, Ms Rabee found a job opportunity in Victoria. Within a week she had made the trek to Melbourne and was settled into a temporary job picking cherries, with plans of extending her stay in Australia for an extra year. 

Ms Rabee enjoying a Western style snack, in Brisbane, during August 2016. (Linda Huang/NTD Television)
Ms Rabee enjoying a Western style snack, in Brisbane, during August 2016. Linda Huang/NTD Television