Dick Adams (Lyons, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House:

(1)

congratulate the farmers of Tasmania on their bid to bring the plight of all farmers to the attention of the community and the Premier of Tasmania for supporting them;

(2)

condemn the Federal Government for:

(a)

the lack of labelling laws to allow the community to make their own decisions on the purchase of fresh food;

(b)

the fact that farmers in Tasmania and the rest of Australia are suffering from the unlevel playing field that exists in the import and export of fresh foods;

(c)

the fact the Federal Government is not achieving enough gains for farmers in their negotiations on free trade agreements with many countries, including the US and China; and

(d)

the lack of leverage for farmers trying to negotiate fair and just contracting rates for their produce; and

(3)

call on the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to introduce legislation to ensure that labelling of farm products is unambiguous and works for the benefit of all Australian primary producers.

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