| On the premiere of The Oprah Winfrey Show's final | | | | experiencing labour shortages, that's right... shortages! |
| season, the talk show queen announces she will take | | | | Even as the rest of the world struggles to reduce |
| the 300 members of her studio audience to Australia | | | | unemployment rates, Australia's economy thrives |
| on John Travolta's jet. | | | | thanks to its heavy mineral and gas extraction for |
| "After all this really is my 25th season...my last chance | | | | neighbouring Asian countries. This has had an effect |
| to do something really big...And if you want to take | | | | on Australia's agricultural industry with many of their |
| along the ultimate viewers, where would I most want | | | | workers moving into the mining sector because of |
| to go... Maybe I should take all of you to the other | | | | the higher wages on offer. The other issue is that |
| side of the world. We're going to Australia... We're | | | | Australia is currently having one of its best winter |
| going to Australia... " | | | | seasons in years, if not decades. |
| Cheering... "Say Hello to Capt. Travolta!" | | | | This is why it's a great opportunity to visit Australia! |
| Well as the audience went wild I thought to myself | | | | Your Australian job search is relatively easy with |
| what a great move! She must know that Australia is | | | | plenty of summer fruit picking and farm jobs |
| currently experiencing strong economic growth, low | | | | available. You will need a Australian Working Holiday |
| unemployment, and has all the sunshine in the world | | | | Visa (WHV) which lasts 12 months, however, the |
| to offer. Then it got me really thinking, if I was | | | | Australian Government is increasing the length of a |
| currently unemployed or knew someone who was, | | | | WHV by another 12 months if you work in a regional |
| right now is possibly the best time to go to Australia | | | | community within a 'specified' job categories. |
| on a working holiday. | | | | These job categories include Farm Jobs, Fruit Picking, |
| Have you ever wanted to work on a farm, or do | | | | Construction, Fishing, Forestry, Pearling and Plant |
| something completely different and go on a bit of an | | | | Processing. So if you're thinking of travelling to |
| adventure? Australia's farms are currently | | | | Australia, now is as good as time as ever. |