Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I am sure that Senator Fielding promotes Australian apples, as do I as a Queenslander. I was in Stanthorpe last year and I have been to Tasmania and spoken to a range of producers. I think people should continue to support Australian apples, which are the finest in the world—there is no doubt in my mind about that. Consumers should continue to select Australian apples as their fruit of choice whether they be Tasmanian apples or Queensland apples. I can assure consumers that the apples they buy in Australia will continue to be of high quality. Australian consumers in these issues do have a choice—