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19 August 2026

Injured farm worker left homeless as labour hire firm collapses

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Injured farm worker left homeless as labour hire firm collapses

A Tongan mechanic, who came to Australia under a Pacific worker scheme, is stuck in visa limbo after suffering a workplace injury and experiencing homelessness and unemployment when the labour hire company he worked for collapsed.

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