Britain tells Aussie shearers to buzz off
As Britain grapples with a fear of foreigners, Aussie shearers looking for work during our Winter - the off-season - are being barred from entering the UK to service their own wool industry.
It's stops shearers from making a year-round wage - and its causing shearers to drop out of the industry when there's already a global shortage.
Rural Reporter Gabrielle Hodson spoke with Shearing Contractors Association of Australia Secretary Jason Letchford, who says it also affects New Zealanders and South Africans.
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