Current Events > Australia's (Brief) Idea to Ease Supply Chains: Juvenile Forklift Drivers

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SaccharineSmile 01/20/22 6:44:41 PM #1:	https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/business/australia-juvenile-forklift-drivers.html MELBOURNE, Australia The Australian government has been trying all kinds of things to address a pandemic labor shortage: Letting international students work more hours. Reimbursing visa costs to lure backpackers. Easing isolation requirements for essential workers. But letting children drive forklifts? On Thursday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison quickly retreated from a proposal, which he had floated the day before, to lower the minimum age to get a forklift license. Currently it is 18 in many Australian states. --- Sent from my IPhone X <cite>SaccharineSmile posted [p:961927663] in Australia'... [t:79862450]...</cite> <quote>https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/business/australia-juvenile-forklift-drivers.html <quote>MELBOURNE, Australia The Australian government has been trying all kinds of things to address a pandemic labor shortage: Letting international students work more hours. Reimbursing visa costs to lure backpackers. Easing isolation requirements for essential workers. But letting children drive forklifts? On Thursday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison quickly retreated from a proposal, which he had floated the day before, to lower the minimum age to get a forklift license. Currently it is 18 in many Australian states.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kakapo 01/20/22 6:51:51 PM #2:	Scomo is a keg-headed moron --- Did my singing please you? No, the words you sang were wrong 24 hour party parrot <cite>Kakapo posted [p:961927904] in Australia'... [t:79862450]...</cite> <quote>Scomo is a keg-headed moron </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
008Zulu 01/20/22 6:59:17 PM #3:	Has America backed off the idea of letting teens drive big rigs? --- If you're not smart enough to survive, you are basically just food for something smarter. <cite>008Zulu posted [p:961928115] in Australia'... [t:79862450]...</cite> <quote>Has America backed off the idea of letting teens drive big rigs? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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