Workers for rural and regional Australian businesses
The PALM scheme lets regional businesses hire workers from 9 Pacific nations and Timor-Leste.
Who can apply
Rural and regional businesses that can't find enough local workers for seasonal or longer-term unskilled to semi-skilled roles.
- Provider
- Australian Government
- Level
- Australian Government
- Funding
- Access to a reliable workforce.
- Status
- Open
- Opens
- Not stated
- Closes
- Not stated
- Region
- Australia-wide
- Industries
- Agriculture & food production, Hospitality & tourism, Employment & training
- Last checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Read the official page How to apply (official)
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