About the author Professor Stephen Howes is director of the Development Policy Centre at the Australian National University. Henry Sherrell is a research officer at the Development Policy Centre.
Backpacker exploitation: why Australia should look to the Pacific Monday October 24, 2016 By Stephen Howes & Henry Sherrell Features The Working Holiday program is an unregulated mess, fostering exploitation. There is an alternative. It’s time for seasonal workers from the Pacific to replace backpackers…