Prime Minister ignores farmers

Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton on right, pictured with farmers who attended the rally. Photo contributed

Prime Minster Anthony Albanese last week refused to attend the National Farmer Rally outside Parliament House, ignoring hundreds of farmers who travelled from all over Australia to plead with the Labor Government to stop its anti-farming agenda.

Leader of The Nationals David Littleproud said the Prime Minister had once again demonstrated complete contempt towards farmers and rural, regional and remote Australia.

“For the Prime Minister to ignore hundreds of farmers, many who have spent days on end driving to Canberra from other states, shows that Labor doesn’t care about our agriculture industry,” Mr Littleproud said.

“Our Prime Minister isn’t interested in listening to those who produce our nation’s food and fibre, and Agriculture Minister Julie Collins didn’t attend the rally either, which is incredibly disappointing given she has only just been appointed.”

Mr Littleproud pointed out the National Farmer Rally organisers were calling for sensible changes including scrapping the diesel fuel rebate, scrapping new taxes for biosecurity and superannuation, scrapping water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin and protecting the Great Artesian Basin, scrapping unnecessary red tape from emissions reporting, and scrapping reckless renewables which will rip up prime agricultural land, protecting the 88-day backpacker visa, as well as overturning the decision to ban live sheep exports. […]

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