00:02Rocco Roseri has been frying in this can's kitchen for six months now.
00:09The Italian is hoping to qualify for a third year visa to stay in Australia.
00:14The goal was to get these days to apply the visa.
00:18But under the federal government's proposed migration changes, his future is uncertain.
00:23Probably I wouldn't have even done this six months of working, that is a lot,
00:27to not even get the opportunity to stay here.
00:32Backpackers wanting to stay for a third year will now enter a ballot system
00:36with only one-sixth of the spots compared to last year.
00:40That leaves 5,000 places down from 31,000.
00:44Without those visas, crops wither on the vine and beers don't get poured in pubs right across the state.
00:52Far North Queensland businesses who rely heavily on backpackers
00:56are reiterating calls to reverse the decision.
00:59Across all three hotels, 45% are working holidaymakers.
01:03We've had some second year working holidaymakers leave already.
01:06For some of these can's businesses, up to 90% of their staff are working holidaymakers.
01:12They fear they won't be able to replace those departing backpackers with locals.
01:16If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
01:19The backpacker visa system is not broke.
01:21The Minister has said we will stay flexible and we will monitor the outcomes.
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