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Mango farmer on the rotten end of skills shortages

Andrew Tillett and Georgie Moore
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For Northern Territory mango farmer Leo Skliros, the worker shortage is literally rotten news.

Mr Skliros has managed to find about 80 pickers for his Berry Springs farm, but expects some of them to get poached as the mango-picking season takes off over the next month or so.

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Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.com
Georgie Moore is a breaking news reporter with The Australian Financial Review based in Parliament House, Canberra. Connect with Georgie on Twitter. Email Georgie at georgie.moore@afr.com
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