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With a shortage of workers crippling supply chains due to Covid-19 and a lack of immigration, Scott Morrison has come up with a novel plan to help out.
The Prime Minister, who is often pictured behind the wheel of forklifts, trucks and other industrial vehicles, wants to allow children to drive forklifts to help get items onto supermarket shelves more quickly.
In Victoria, NSW and Queensland 18 is the minimum age for getting the skilled work licence needed to drive a forklift, but Mr Morrison will reportedly ask at today's national cabinet meeting for this to be lowered.
Scott Morrison (pictured right) will reportedly ask at today's national cabinet meeting for the age for being allowed to get a forklift licence to be lowered
Prime Minister Scott Morrison (pictured) observes a hydrogen powered forklift during a tour of the Toyota Hydrogen Centre in Altona last November 9, 2021
Mr Morrison is likely to tell state premiers he is passing on a suggestion from industry, Guardian Australia reported.
On Wednesday, Mr Morrison said some changes had already been made to speed up the supply chain process, but more were required 'at a state level, and I'm continuing to pursue
