NSW Deputy Premier JohnBarilaroMP has highlighted the importance of supporting agriculture and farmers through the pandemic.
NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro has highlighted the importance of supporting agriculture and farmers through the pandemic.
Speaking of the upcoming National Cabinet meeting this week, Mr Barilaro said “if we fail this Friday in relation to a code for a workforce for the agricultural sector, we can all hang our heads in shame”. “What we will be doing is sending regional and rural NSW again down a path of destruction and despair off the back of drought, bushfires and the COVID pandemic,” he said.
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