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Jacob Shteyman and Lucinda Garbutt-Young

MYSTERIOUS: Pro migration premier rejects calls to slash intake - What They Never Told You

A pause on backpacker visas is affecting agriculture, tourism and hospitality. (Julian Smith/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's food security is at threat if the government continues its pause on backpacker visa applications in a bid to reduce migration numbers, farmers warn.

Working holiday maker visas, which hit a record 321,116 in 2024/25, have been throttled by Labor as it tries to get stubborn net overseas migration down from over 300,000 a year.

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