Helen Kroger (Victoria, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

At the request of Senators Macdonald, O'Sullivan, Boswell, Eggleston and Back, I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes:

(i) the plight of the pastoral industry in Northern Australia, exacerbated by the drought, other natural disasters and the live cattle export ban,

(ii) that the Assistant Treasurer (Senator Sinodinos) met with a representative gathering of pastoralists in Charters Towers last Monday, 10 March 2014;

(b) congratulates the Government on the drought package which will provide some relief to the northern beef cattle industry; and

(c) urges the Government to seriously address the ongoing issues which impact on the future of the northern beef cattle industry.

Question agreed to.