Glenn Lazarus (Queensland, Palmer United Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Not only would the importation of Fijian ginger into Australia hurt farmers, jobs and rural and regional Australia, Fiji is known to have roundworm, which reproduces inside the ginger. This pest is very destructive and could wipe out entire ginger crops, putting our entire ginger industry at risk. It can also affect other types of crops. Why does your government think this is an acceptable risk? Can you give a 100 per cent guarantee that the pest will not destroy our ginger crops or more across the other crops? (Time expired)