Tag Archives: John Cobb
Water Buyback Killing Towns, Threatening Food Security
Federal Water Minister Penny Wong’s water buyback scheme is devastating drought ravaged rural Australia and threatening our national food security. From todays Sydney Telegraph. “Once-thriving rural communities are being devastated… Read more
$908.234 Million Budget Cut Decimates Agriculture
Shadow Minister for Agriculture, John Cobb writes: . The Rudd Government’s second budget is not only plunging the nation into $220 billion of accumulated deficit, it is compromising our farmers’… Read more
Tony Burke Slugs Huge New Tax On Australian Agricultural Exports
Shadow Minister for Agriculture, John Cobb [pictured] writes: ***** Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Tony Burke has announced the Rudd Government will introduce a new tax on agricultural exports… Read more
Major Wheat Export Markets Threatening to Stop Buying Australian Wheat
Shadow Minister for Agriculture, John Cobb [ pictured] writes: ***** In an extraordinary move, South Korea and Indonesia, two major Australia wheat customers are threatening to source high value wheat… Read more
Penny Wong’s Toorale Station Water PR Stunt Angers Bourke Residents
Shadow Minister for Agriculture, John Cobb [pictured] writes, ***** Being the Local Member for the town of Bourke NSW I’m demanding to know how the Minister for Water and Climate… Read more
Katter, Windsor, Oakeshott, Cast Their Political Futures With Kevin Rudd & Labor
Many Agmates members are great supporters of our three Australian Independent Federal MP’s. A line has been clearly drawn in the sand on economic policy between the Rudd Labor government… Read more
Xenophon Rolls Over – At a huge Cost To Rural & Regional Australia
Independent Senator from South Australia Nick Xenopkon despite his bluff and bluster about standing up for the people of the Murray Darling basin has rolled over this morning and voted… Read more
John Cobb – Do Your Mate a Favour – Buy a Wrinkly Sunburnt One
Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, John Cobb [pictured] writes: ***** I and my Coalition’s coalition colleges have thrown our support behind a campaign to urge shoppers to buy… Read more
Rudds $200b Borrowing Will Devastate Rural Australia For Decades To Come.
Federal Shadow Agriculture Minister John Cobb [pictured] writes: ***** As a Matter of Public Importance the Federal Nationals told Parliament yesterday that the Rudd Government’s push to rush through approval… Read more
Swift Action By Ministers Eases Flood Ravaged NQ Grazier Anguish
Swift action by state & federal Agricultural ministers has eased the anguish of flood ravaged north Queensland farmers. Yesterday Agmates broke the story of north Queensland grazier John Nelson’s plea… Read more
