Bob Katter (Kennedy, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Trade and Investment. Since the northern loans plan's $50 million requirement eliminates northerners, it will stop the northern beef on-farm irrigation plan, worth $6 billion a year. And since the government's largesse—according to The Australian Financial Review on Monday—goes to Darwin port owners, Wilmar Sugar and JBS Swift—all monopolistic foreign corporations with plantation farming, foreign fly-ins, contractors and mill workers—what benefit is this to Australia?

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