Australia bushfires: Backpackers can stay longer if they help rebuild
Backpackers in Australia on working holiday visas may now be able to stay longer if they help out on farms that were affected by the bushfires.
Previously, these visas let people work in the same place for six months - but that's just been upped to 12.
Australia's acting minister for immigration says the new rules are about getting "as many boots on the ground as they need".
And the new rules have been introduced with immediate effect.
"These hard-working Australians have been hit by the recent bushfires, but from today they can employ backpackers for six months longer, helping them at a critical time in the recovery effort," said Alan Tudge in a statement.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-51543231
Previously, these visas let people work in the same place for six months - but that's just been upped to 12.
Australia's acting minister for immigration says the new rules are about getting "as many boots on the ground as they need".
And the new rules have been introduced with immediate effect.
"These hard-working Australians have been hit by the recent bushfires, but from today they can employ backpackers for six months longer, helping them at a critical time in the recovery effort," said Alan Tudge in a statement.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-51543231
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