By Kelsey Wilkie For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 15:58 BST, 20 April 2019 | Updated: 15:58 BST, 20 April 2019
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A new tourism campaign aimed at attracting young backpackers from overseas to work in Australia has been launched in a bid to boost the economy.
The television campaign from the Federal Government will run in the United Kingdom, France and Germany.
Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham said there was a need for more working holiday makers in Australia because the numbers had become stagnant.
Tourism Australia’s new campaign video features 'Australia's CEO' riding around on the back of a truck (pictured) in remote areas of the country where seasonal workers are needed
Australia needs more working holiday makers as they would give the economy a boost (stock image pictured)
'Working holiday makers have a tendency to holiday in regional areas and inject over $3 billion into our economy each year,' he said.
'They help fill short-term workforce shortages and they basically spend every dollar they earn while in Australia, plus the savings they brought here, boosting regional economies and creating more jobs for Australians.
'The more working holiday makers we can attract to Australia, the more we can support our farmers and boost regional tourism.'
And while farmers will be pleased with the new tourism push, not everyone will be thrilled.
Some Australian workers have claimed they have struggled to secure work because employers would prefer someone foreign.
Charley Newton, 20, applied for dozens of labouring roles, including fruit picking, but claimed she had not been accepted because of her nationality.
'As soon as I
