Cultural Exchange Archives - Page 21 of 24

Foreign backpackers tax turning workers away from South Australian Riverland, stakeholders say

Jul 30, 2015 | Cultural Exchange, Work and Travel, Youth Travel

Changes to foreign backpacker tax rates have sparked concerns of a labour drought during regional harvests in South Australia. Under new tax laws coming into effect next year, backpackers will lose a $18,000 tax-free threshold and pay 32 cents tax for every dollar...

Backpacker number drop could lead to slim pickings for citrus harvest workers

Jul 17, 2015 | Cultural Exchange, Millennial Travellers, Reports, Work and Travel, Youth Travel

The citrus harvest is in full swing in South Australia but some people are concerned that the abundance of seasonal workers in the Riverland is drying up. Tourism Research Australia has reported backpacker visitor numbers to South Australia have dropped by 10% in 2014...

Expanding the Australian working holiday visa programme

Jul 15, 2015 | Cultural Exchange, Work and Travel, Youth Travel

The Commonwealth Government will soon amend the Australian Working Holiday Maker (WHM) Visa Programme to allow both Working Holiday (Subclass 417) and Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) visa holders to work an additional six months with one employer in northern Australia...

Will new Australian budget changes send backpackers elsewhere?

May 21, 2015 | Work and Travel, Youth Travel

In a desperate bid to tackle Australia’s estimated budget deficit of AUD 29.8 billion, the new federal budget as announced by Treasurer Joe Hockey seeks to charge travellers working in the country at 32.5% to every dollar they earn from July 2016. Currently,...

New Zealand volunteer charts rising global contribution of young Chinese

Feb 6, 2015 | Volunteer Travel

China’s Generation Y the so-called millennial children born the early 1980s to the early 2000s are coming of age as a generation and helping to create a better world, according to one of New Zealand’ s leading global entrepreneurs. Dan Radcliffe, executive...

Registration is open for WETM-IAC 2015!

Nov 11, 2014 | Au Pair, Events, Volunteer Travel, Work and Travel

Registration is officially open for the Work Experience Travel Market and IAPA Annual Conference – WETM-IAC 2015. Join over 200 delegates at the Sheraton Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal from 15 – 17 March 2015 for the annual gathering of the cultural exchange, au...