Dedicated agriculture visa off table: Watt

By Maeve Bannister
Updated August 9 2022 - 2:48pm, first published 2:45pm
Murray Watt says Australia has to be open minded about dealing with agriculture workforce issues. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)
Murray Watt says Australia has to be open minded about dealing with agriculture workforce issues. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

A dedicated agricultural visa will not be introduced by the federal government, which will instead work within existing migration systems to address workforce shortages.

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