Please explain
MAYBE I am missing something vital, but with very high unemployment, why aren’t young unemployed Tasmanians doing the work of the backpackers?
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This is especially so, as the situation is almost a crisis with fruit rotting on the ground as the backpackers are not coming due to uncertainty over the backpacker tax.
The experience would give the unemployed income, work-ready skills, experience, the opportunity to travel to see wonderful Tasmania and even make new friends.
This would also save the government money on the unemployment benefit while they are slashing the aged pension on people who have paid taxes all their working life.
As a youth I worked as a gardener at Eskleigh for three months to save money to travel to Melbourne to pursue study.
Malcolm Scott, Newstead.
Errol Stewart
HEY Errol Stewart, have we got the place for you. When you’ve finished with C.H. Smith, just bring your considerable imagination, energy and resources to Devonport, take a ride up Don Road until you come to that magnificent “renovator’s dream” on your left and show us what can be done.
Helen Murfet, Shearwater.
Juvenile Crime
WELL said Peter Doddy (The Examiner, November 25). I am certain many in the community share your sentiments regarding juvenile crime. I am certain no person wants to see juveniles incarcerated under any circumstances.
But in saying that the judiciary system have a duty of care to protect the wider community from those juveniles who choose to infringe upon the rights and freedoms of individuals in the community.
Sadly, the therapeutic approach adopted in most jurisdictions which treats the juvenile offenders as victims rather than offenders seems to be failing in its objective of rehabilitation. Would this not empower those juveniles and give them the belief there are no consequences for their actions?