Agriculture minister pushed back after the NFF launched a national campaign arguing that ‘food and fibre production is not a central priority’ of the Albanese government
Australian agriculture minister Murray Watt speaks during the 2023 National Farmers Federation conference, in Canberra, on Thursday 26 October 2023.Australian agriculture minister Murray Watt speaks during the 2023 National Farmers Federation conference, in Canberra, on Thursday 26 October 2023.government and the National Farmers Federation have deteriorated after the lobby group began a public media campaign against so-called “anti-farming policies”.
“It didn’t feel like we were pursuing a ‘niche, ideological agenda’ when we delivered the restoration of trade with our biggest agricultural trading partner.” Jochinke described farmers facing an “avalanche of bad ideas” that would see “farmers walk off the land” as they prepared to face another dry period.
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