Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

When it comes to Australian agriculture, the Liberals and National Party—or, should I say, the doormats to the Liberal Party, the Nats—are only too eager to create a dark cloud of negativity across the agricultural landscape. Every day the Liberals and Nationals peddle their fear. They try to create uncertainty and take away confidence in the agriculture industries. The Liberals and Nationals only want to fearmonger across agriculture. With the Solar Flagship program or the $2.2 billion Caring for our Country program, they peddled the lie that they were not going to exist. Similarly, they attempted to oppose the funding for critical support for Queensland and Queensland farmers rebuilding from Cyclone Yasi and last year's floods. The Liberals and National Party do not seem to be happy unless they are predicting doom and gloom. They love talking down the agricultural sector; they like putting a wet blanket—