00:02Jule Huffle starts her day early, bottle feeding baby animals in the vast green plains of the Flinders Ranges.
00:10Here we go.
00:11The 24-year-old German backpacker has always dreamt of working in the Australian outback.
00:18When I wake up in the morning I don't have any idea what I'm doing because every day is so
00:21different here.
00:22She's working by herself on the 24,000 acre sheep and wool station. She said she's nervous after staff were
00:30cut this month.
00:31The main reason is just that people are not being able to afford it but also the worry of being
00:38stuck here.
00:39With the rising fuel costs, visitation across the outback is slumped and operators are trying to make ends meet.
00:46And it's backpackers that are first on the chopping block.
00:49We would usually have two, maybe three more staff members on at the moment but due to the short and
00:55the low start of the season, we have had to reduce that.
00:59Experts say backpackers are vital for these outback communities, injecting steady cash into the local economy.
01:07They're reliant on accommodation when they're staying there. They're buying groceries from local shops.
01:12They might be using local services while they're in the area.
01:16As tourism slows and businesses cut back, it's uncertain how outback communities will absorb the economic impact and make do
01:24without its usual workforce.
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01:26Or do weShell try to announce a little girl home to play a queen in her house that € Creo
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