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Interview: $95/hr to pick potatoes? The reality of Australia's labour shortage

Interview: $95/hr to pick potatoes? The reality of Australia's labour shortage

FEAR & GREED | Business News · Fear and Greed

November 27, 202311m 25s

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When NAB executive Ana Marinkovic was visiting businesses in regional Australia recently, a potato farmer revealed he was paying workers $95 per hour to pick produce. It reveals the stark reality of the labour shortage, which when combined with high interest rates and inflation, have created a perfect storm of conditions for Australian small business.

Ana Marinkovic, Executive General Manager, Small Business Bank at NAB, tells Sean Aylmer that 2024 is going to be even harder - and shares some advice for Australians looking to start their own small business.

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