Senate debates
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
Questions without Notice
Live Animal Exports
2:00 pm
Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source
The package, as I indicated, will build on the previous assistance measures. It is immediate payment of up to $5,000 for eligible businesses with further payments of up to $20,000 also available. It is designed for a short-term purpose. The best thing for industry is that we do get this trade back up and running as quickly as possible. It is clear individual producers are under pressure, and these grants represent immediate response to them— (Time expired)
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