Ken O'Dowd (Flynn, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

( I rise today to speak in support of the Australian cattle industry, in particular the Queensland beef industry and those who have suffered as a result of irrational policy under the previous government and those who are currently suffering the effects of drought, the high Australian dollar et cetera. While the season has shown some signs of breaking in parts of Queensland, there are many who are in desperate need of meaningful rain and support from this government.

I applaud recent actions by the Minister for Agriculture on the relocation of the farm finance concessional loans and ongoing efforts to restore the live cattle trade. I am proud to be a part of a government that is committed to restoring the beef industry and agriculture in Australia to its former glory. After being nothing more than a distant thought for the last six years under Labor, I assure our graziers and primary producers that our government is 100 per cent behind you.