Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Hansard source

Our government is getting on with the job of delivering for the Australian people. We put protecting Australian farmers first, and that is why we're introducing this new, broad-ranging legislation as a priority. Protecting Australian farmers is what we do. It's what we've always done. We understand that our nation's wealth is built on the back of regional Australia, our farmers, our fishers and our foresters. We support farmers like the McNamee family, who farm near Millmerran in Queensland, whose farm was invaded by around 100 activists. These trespassers refused to leave, and harassed and disrupted the hardworking family and their employees. We must send a clear message to animal activists: if you use personal information to incite farm trespass, you will risk jail time of up to five years. Heading out to Dubbo to the bush summit, making claims that they're not going to play politics with regional Australia and they're not going to play politics with the fate of our farmers—this is your chance to do the right thing and stand up for them.