Tag Archives: Tony Burke
What a Week For The Free Traders
What a week it’s been for the rabid supporters of Free Trade. Amazing how all of this has been announced the week that the Director-General of the World Trade Organization… 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
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
Ag Minister Burke Says Supermarket Prices Go Up Because Of Farm Inputs Cost Increases
Senator Barnaby Joyce, the Leader of the Nationals in the Australian Senate writes: ***** The Agriculture Minister Mr Burke appears to be the minister for empathy not action. On Sky… Read more
Nick Xenophon Attacks Rudd’s ETS, Ag Minister Tony Burke defends It
There’s no way Independent senator Nick Xenophon will support the Rudd governments emission trading scheme in its current form. Senator Xenophon [pictured] said the Government’s proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme… Read more
2008 Wheat Crop – A Lost Opportunity – Thanks Tony Burke & Friends
The 2008 wheat harvest is finished and as predicted by Agmates, this years deregulation of the Australian Export Wheat market has been a nightmare for growers. What should have been… Read more
Rural & Regional Australia After 12 Months Of Rudd’s Labor Government
The mainstream media is full of summaries of what kevin Rudd has achieved in the last 12 months. As the 24th of November approaches, lets take a look at it… Read more
Food Shortages in Australia Due to Anti-Farmer Free Trade & Environment Policies
Our current Australian anti-farmer policies coupled with a population that grows by 1 person net each 1.3 seconds will lead us to a point within 40 years where we will… Read more
Wheat Market Deregulation Causing Australian Farmers Real Grief.
Earlier this year we argued along with a number of wheat growers that deregulating the Australian Export wheat market would send farmers broke. Weethalle grower Michael Healy said after eight… Read more
Government Picking A Fight With Farmers Over Great Barrier Reef
This is a public relations disaster for farmers. Yesterday the QLD State government announced it had run out of patience with farm industries attempts to self-regulate pollution of the Great… Read more
