Australians Turn Their Backs on Farm Work

Minister For Agriculture David Littleproud during a press conference in the Mural Hall at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on June 12, 2020. Sam Mooy/Getty Images

Australia’s agriculture minister has all but given up on trying to convince young and unemployed people to move to the bush for farming jobs.

Instead, David Littleproud is piling pressure on the Victorian and other state governments to allow foreign workers in to harvest crops.