I was out shopping this morning and noticed that bananas are still pathetically small and expensive. Apparently the promised return of cheap and plentiful bananas in time for Christmas is in jeopardy, because of a severe shortage of fruit pickers in formerly Cyclone Larry ravaged Northern Queensland. Things must be fixed up there, because General Peter Cosgrove is out hawking his new book, so where are the bananas?.
The Australian Banana Growers' Council says after Cyclone Larry wiped out most of the nation's banana crop in March, many of the industry's long-term workers moved away to find jobs elsewhere. Now with a much-awaited new crop coming to maturity in north Queensland,the Council is worried that there wont be enough hands to pick hands of bananas.
This is up there with Honest Johns promise on interest rates. The whole reason for waiting this long for bananas is to protect the banana industry. Well enough is enough. We want our bananas and we want them now! Where are those short term visa holders with specialised banana picking skills?
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