❓ The WA government is responding to the live cattle export suspension by the federal government by establishing a task force, hotline, and offering support to affected pastoralists. The Minister will travel to Indonesia to advocate for the industry's resumption.
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INDONESIAN ABATTOIRS — LIVE CATTLE TRADE SUSPENSION
I note that the Minister for Agriculture and Food travelled to the Pilbara and Kimberley last week to meet directly with the cattle industry following the federal government’s decision to suspend the export of live cattle to Indonesia. What actions and representations has the state government made to assist those affected by this disastrous decision? Mr D.T. REDMAN
I note that the Minister for Agriculture and Food travelled to the Pilbara and Kimberley last week to meet directly with the cattle industry following the federal government’s decision to suspend the export of live cattle to Indonesia. What actions and representations has the state government made to assist those affected by this disastrous decision? Mr D.T. REDMAN
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I thank the member for North West for the question. He represents an electorate that is significantly impacted by the federal government’s very lazy decision. Last week I visited pastoralists in Port Hedland and Broome and inspected the nearly 2 000 head of stock that are being held in the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service yards in Port Hedland. Those cattle do not have a home. There was a boat at the port that was being considered to pick up those animals but that boat has been sent off elsewhere. The people who own those cattle need to find a home for them. I talked with pastoralists in Broome about the issues and looked at the faces of the families who were starting to come to terms with the decision that has been made at one of the most significant times in the pastoral cycle. This is about the worst time it could have happened to them. The next six months represents 12 months of income for them. No-one should expect to lose 12 months of income because of a government decision. That shows that the decision was not thought through. Everywhere I looked I could see that the decision had not been thought through. Every day that goes by we see the impact it has on another group, another family and another Indigenous community. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Does the member for Albany support getting the live trade back into Indonesia? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I make the observation that the Minister for Agriculture and Food should expect that sort of response if he invites comments from members. I will give the minister an opportunity to answer the rest of the question. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Liberal–National government has put in place a task force made up of representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Food and from industry, including the Pastoralists and Graziers Association, the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the WA Beef Council, which has representatives from the entire supply chain. The task force was set up to look at the acute domestic issues we are presented with because of the federal Government’s decision. It was also set up to work out how we can most effectively deploy our resources to get the live cattle trade to Indonesia back on track. I have set up a hotline for pastoralists in particular so that they can get the most up-to-date information they need to help them make decisions in the short, medium and long term. It will also provide social service counselling and rural financial counselling. We are calling on the federal government to offer the northern shires the same Centrelink provisions as the pilot of drought reform measures that were negotiated for the southern part of the state in response to the drought. That would be another step forward and we certainly hope that it comes into play. There have been calls for the live cattle export industry to be paid compensation, but the industry has said that it does not want compensation; it wants an industry. That is why the Western Australian government is deploying its resources to get the industry back in place. To that end, I will travel to Indonesia next week. I have discussed with and got the support of the Premier to meet with the Indonesian government and industry representatives in Indonesia to express the Western Australian government’s position and ensure that we will lend whatever support we can to get this most important industry up and going again in Western Australia. It will also provide me, as the Western Australian minister responsible for these matters, with the opportunity to see for myself and get a firsthand understanding of the issues relating to abattoirs and feedlots in Indonesia. Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Maylands! Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for North West for the question. He represents an electorate that is significantly impacted by the federal government’s very lazy decision. Last week I visited pastoralists in Port Hedland and Broome and inspected the nearly 2 000 head of stock that are being held in the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service yards in Port Hedland. Those cattle do not have a home. There was a boat at the port that was being considered to pick up those animals but that boat has been sent off elsewhere. The people who own those cattle need to find a home for them. I talked with pastoralists in Broome about the issues and looked at the faces of the families who were starting to come to terms with the decision that has been made at one of the most significant times in the pastoral cycle. This is about the worst time it could have happened to them. The next six months represents 12 months of income for them. No-one should expect to lose 12 months of income because of a government decision. That shows that the decision was not thought through. Everywhere I looked I could see that the decision had not been thought through. Every day that goes by we see the impact it has on another group, another family and another Indigenous community. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Does the member for Albany support getting the live trade back into Indonesia? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I make the observation that the Minister for Agriculture and Food should expect that sort of response if he invites comments from members. I will give the minister an opportunity to answer the rest of the question. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Liberal–National government has put in place a task force made up of representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Food and from industry, including the Pastoralists and Graziers Association, the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the WA Beef Council, which has representatives from the entire supply chain. The task force was set up to look at the acute domestic issues we are presented with because of the federal Government’s decision. It was also set up to work out how we can most effectively deploy our resources to get the live cattle trade to Indonesia back on track. I have set up a hotline for pastoralists in particular so that they can get the most up-to-date information they need to help them make decisions in the short, medium and long term. It will also provide social service counselling and rural financial counselling. We are calling on the federal government to offer the northern shires the same Centrelink provisions as the pilot of drought reform measures that were negotiated for the southern part of the state in response to the drought. That would be another step forward and we certainly hope that it comes into play. There have been calls for the live cattle export industry to be paid compensation, but the industry has said that it does not want compensation; it wants an industry. That is why the Western Australian government is deploying its resources to get the industry back in place. To that end, I will travel to Indonesia next week. I have discussed with and got the support of the Premier to meet with the Indonesian government and industry representatives in Indonesia to express the Western Australian government’s position and ensure that we will lend whatever support we can to get this most important industry up and going again in Western Australia. It will also provide me, as the Western Australian minister responsible for these matters, with the opportunity to see for myself and get a firsthand understanding of the issues relating to abattoirs and feedlots in Indonesia. Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Maylands! Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
I thank the member for North West for the question. He represents an electorate that is significantly impacted by the federal government’s very lazy decision. Last week I visited pastoralists in Port Hedland and Broome and inspected the nearly 2 000 head of stock that are being held in the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service yards in Port Hedland. Those cattle do not have a home. There was a boat at the port that was being considered to pick up those animals but that boat has been sent off elsewhere. The people who own those cattle need to find a home for them. I talked with pastoralists in Broome about the issues and looked at the faces of the families who were starting to come to terms with the decision that has been made at one of the most significant times in the pastoral cycle. This is about the worst time it could have happened to them. The next six months represents 12 months of income for them. No-one should expect to lose 12 months of income because of a government decision. That shows that the decision was not thought through. Everywhere I looked I could see that the decision had not been thought through. Every day that goes by we see the impact it has on another group, another family and another Indigenous community. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Does the member for Albany support getting the live trade back into Indonesia? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I make the observation that the Minister for Agriculture and Food should expect that sort of response if he invites comments from members. I will give the minister an opportunity to answer the rest of the question. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Liberal–National government has put in place a task force made up of representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Food and from industry, including the Pastoralists and Graziers Association, the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the WA Beef Council, which has representatives from the entire supply chain. The task force was set up to look at the acute domestic issues we are presented with because of the federal Government’s decision. It was also set up to work out how we can most effectively deploy our resources to get the live cattle trade to Indonesia back on track. I have set up a hotline for pastoralists in particular so that they can get the most up-to-date information they need to help them make decisions in the short, medium and long term. It will also provide social service counselling and rural financial counselling. We are calling on the federal government to offer the northern shires the same Centrelink provisions as the pilot of drought reform measures that were negotiated for the southern part of the state in response to the drought. That would be another step forward and we certainly hope that it comes into play. There have been calls for the live cattle export industry to be paid compensation, but the industry has said that it does not want compensation; it wants an industry. That is why the Western Australian government is deploying its resources to get the industry back in place. To that end, I will travel to Indonesia next week. I have discussed with and got the support of the Premier to meet with the Indonesian government and industry representatives in Indonesia to express the Western Australian government’s position and ensure that we will lend whatever support we can to get this most important industry up and going again in Western Australia. It will also provide me, as the Western Australian minister responsible for these matters, with the opportunity to see for myself and get a firsthand understanding of the issues relating to abattoirs and feedlots in Indonesia. Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Maylands! Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Does the member for Albany support getting the live trade back into Indonesia? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I make the observation that the Minister for Agriculture and Food should expect that sort of response if he invites comments from members. I will give the minister an opportunity to answer the rest of the question. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Liberal–National government has put in place a task force made up of representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Food and from industry, including the Pastoralists and Graziers Association, the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the WA Beef Council, which has representatives from the entire supply chain. The task force was set up to look at the acute domestic issues we are presented with because of the federal Government’s decision. It was also set up to work out how we can most effectively deploy our resources to get the live cattle trade to Indonesia back on track. I have set up a hotline for pastoralists in particular so that they can get the most up-to-date information they need to help them make decisions in the short, medium and long term. It will also provide social service counselling and rural financial counselling. We are calling on the federal government to offer the northern shires the same Centrelink provisions as the pilot of drought reform measures that were negotiated for the southern part of the state in response to the drought. That would be another step forward and we certainly hope that it comes into play. There have been calls for the live cattle export industry to be paid compensation, but the industry has said that it does not want compensation; it wants an industry. That is why the Western Australian government is deploying its resources to get the industry back in place. To that end, I will travel to Indonesia next week. I have discussed with and got the support of the Premier to meet with the Indonesian government and industry representatives in Indonesia to express the Western Australian government’s position and ensure that we will lend whatever support we can to get this most important industry up and going again in Western Australia. It will also provide me, as the Western Australian minister responsible for these matters, with the opportunity to see for myself and get a firsthand understanding of the issues relating to abattoirs and feedlots in Indonesia. Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Maylands! Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
Mr D.T. REDMAN : Does the member for Albany support getting the live trade back into Indonesia? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I make the observation that the Minister for Agriculture and Food should expect that sort of response if he invites comments from members. I will give the minister an opportunity to answer the rest of the question. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Liberal–National government has put in place a task force made up of representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Food and from industry, including the Pastoralists and Graziers Association, the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the WA Beef Council, which has representatives from the entire supply chain. The task force was set up to look at the acute domestic issues we are presented with because of the federal Government’s decision. It was also set up to work out how we can most effectively deploy our resources to get the live cattle trade to Indonesia back on track. I have set up a hotline for pastoralists in particular so that they can get the most up-to-date information they need to help them make decisions in the short, medium and long term. It will also provide social service counselling and rural financial counselling. We are calling on the federal government to offer the northern shires the same Centrelink provisions as the pilot of drought reform measures that were negotiated for the southern part of the state in response to the drought. That would be another step forward and we certainly hope that it comes into play. There have been calls for the live cattle export industry to be paid compensation, but the industry has said that it does not want compensation; it wants an industry. That is why the Western Australian government is deploying its resources to get the industry back in place. To that end, I will travel to Indonesia next week. I have discussed with and got the support of the Premier to meet with the Indonesian government and industry representatives in Indonesia to express the Western Australian government’s position and ensure that we will lend whatever support we can to get this most important industry up and going again in Western Australia. It will also provide me, as the Western Australian minister responsible for these matters, with the opportunity to see for myself and get a firsthand understanding of the issues relating to abattoirs and feedlots in Indonesia. Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Maylands! Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I make the observation that the Minister for Agriculture and Food should expect that sort of response if he invites comments from members. I will give the minister an opportunity to answer the rest of the question. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Liberal–National government has put in place a task force made up of representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Food and from industry, including the Pastoralists and Graziers Association, the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the WA Beef Council, which has representatives from the entire supply chain. The task force was set up to look at the acute domestic issues we are presented with because of the federal Government’s decision. It was also set up to work out how we can most effectively deploy our resources to get the live cattle trade to Indonesia back on track. I have set up a hotline for pastoralists in particular so that they can get the most up-to-date information they need to help them make decisions in the short, medium and long term. It will also provide social service counselling and rural financial counselling. We are calling on the federal government to offer the northern shires the same Centrelink provisions as the pilot of drought reform measures that were negotiated for the southern part of the state in response to the drought. That would be another step forward and we certainly hope that it comes into play. There have been calls for the live cattle export industry to be paid compensation, but the industry has said that it does not want compensation; it wants an industry. That is why the Western Australian government is deploying its resources to get the industry back in place. To that end, I will travel to Indonesia next week. I have discussed with and got the support of the Premier to meet with the Indonesian government and industry representatives in Indonesia to express the Western Australian government’s position and ensure that we will lend whatever support we can to get this most important industry up and going again in Western Australia. It will also provide me, as the Western Australian minister responsible for these matters, with the opportunity to see for myself and get a firsthand understanding of the issues relating to abattoirs and feedlots in Indonesia. Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Maylands! Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
The SPEAKER : I make the observation that the Minister for Agriculture and Food should expect that sort of response if he invites comments from members. I will give the minister an opportunity to answer the rest of the question. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Liberal–National government has put in place a task force made up of representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Food and from industry, including the Pastoralists and Graziers Association, the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the WA Beef Council, which has representatives from the entire supply chain. The task force was set up to look at the acute domestic issues we are presented with because of the federal Government’s decision. It was also set up to work out how we can most effectively deploy our resources to get the live cattle trade to Indonesia back on track. I have set up a hotline for pastoralists in particular so that they can get the most up-to-date information they need to help them make decisions in the short, medium and long term. It will also provide social service counselling and rural financial counselling. We are calling on the federal government to offer the northern shires the same Centrelink provisions as the pilot of drought reform measures that were negotiated for the southern part of the state in response to the drought. That would be another step forward and we certainly hope that it comes into play. There have been calls for the live cattle export industry to be paid compensation, but the industry has said that it does not want compensation; it wants an industry. That is why the Western Australian government is deploying its resources to get the industry back in place. To that end, I will travel to Indonesia next week. I have discussed with and got the support of the Premier to meet with the Indonesian government and industry representatives in Indonesia to express the Western Australian government’s position and ensure that we will lend whatever support we can to get this most important industry up and going again in Western Australia. It will also provide me, as the Western Australian minister responsible for these matters, with the opportunity to see for myself and get a firsthand understanding of the issues relating to abattoirs and feedlots in Indonesia. Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Maylands! Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Liberal–National government has put in place a task force made up of representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Food and from industry, including the Pastoralists and Graziers Association, the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the WA Beef Council, which has representatives from the entire supply chain. The task force was set up to look at the acute domestic issues we are presented with because of the federal Government’s decision. It was also set up to work out how we can most effectively deploy our resources to get the live cattle trade to Indonesia back on track. I have set up a hotline for pastoralists in particular so that they can get the most up-to-date information they need to help them make decisions in the short, medium and long term. It will also provide social service counselling and rural financial counselling. We are calling on the federal government to offer the northern shires the same Centrelink provisions as the pilot of drought reform measures that were negotiated for the southern part of the state in response to the drought. That would be another step forward and we certainly hope that it comes into play. There have been calls for the live cattle export industry to be paid compensation, but the industry has said that it does not want compensation; it wants an industry. That is why the Western Australian government is deploying its resources to get the industry back in place. To that end, I will travel to Indonesia next week. I have discussed with and got the support of the Premier to meet with the Indonesian government and industry representatives in Indonesia to express the Western Australian government’s position and ensure that we will lend whatever support we can to get this most important industry up and going again in Western Australia. It will also provide me, as the Western Australian minister responsible for these matters, with the opportunity to see for myself and get a firsthand understanding of the issues relating to abattoirs and feedlots in Indonesia. Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Maylands! Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
There have been calls for the live cattle export industry to be paid compensation, but the industry has said that it does not want compensation; it wants an industry. That is why the Western Australian government is deploying its resources to get the industry back in place. To that end, I will travel to Indonesia next week. I have discussed with and got the support of the Premier to meet with the Indonesian government and industry representatives in Indonesia to express the Western Australian government’s position and ensure that we will lend whatever support we can to get this most important industry up and going again in Western Australia. It will also provide me, as the Western Australian minister responsible for these matters, with the opportunity to see for myself and get a firsthand understanding of the issues relating to abattoirs and feedlots in Indonesia. Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Maylands! Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Maylands! Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
The SPEAKER : Member for Maylands! Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for North West for the question. He represents an electorate that is significantly impacted by the federal government’s very lazy decision. Last week I visited pastoralists in Port Hedland and Broome and inspected the nearly 2 000 head of stock that are being held in the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service yards in Port Hedland. Those cattle do not have a home. There was a boat at the port that was being considered to pick up those animals but that boat has been sent off elsewhere. The people who own those cattle need to find a home for them. I talked with pastoralists in Broome about the issues and looked at the faces of the families who were starting to come to terms with the decision that has been made at one of the most significant times in the pastoral cycle. This is about the worst time it could have happened to them. The next six months represents 12 months of income for them. No-one should expect to lose 12 months of income because of a government decision. That shows that the decision was not thought through. Everywhere I looked I could see that the decision had not been thought through. Every day that goes by we see the impact it has on another group, another family and another Indigenous community. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Does the member for Albany support getting the live trade back into Indonesia? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I make the observation that the Minister for Agriculture and Food should expect that sort of response if he invites comments from members. I will give the minister an opportunity to answer the rest of the question. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Liberal–National government has put in place a task force made up of representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Food and from industry, including the Pastoralists and Graziers Association, the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the WA Beef Council, which has representatives from the entire supply chain. The task force was set up to look at the acute domestic issues we are presented with because of the federal Government’s decision. It was also set up to work out how we can most effectively deploy our resources to get the live cattle trade to Indonesia back on track. I have set up a hotline for pastoralists in particular so that they can get the most up-to-date information they need to help them make decisions in the short, medium and long term. It will also provide social service counselling and rural financial counselling. We are calling on the federal government to offer the northern shires the same Centrelink provisions as the pilot of drought reform measures that were negotiated for the southern part of the state in response to the drought. That would be another step forward and we certainly hope that it comes into play. There have been calls for the live cattle export industry to be paid compensation, but the industry has said that it does not want compensation; it wants an industry. That is why the Western Australian government is deploying its resources to get the industry back in place. To that end, I will travel to Indonesia next week. I have discussed with and got the support of the Premier to meet with the Indonesian government and industry representatives in Indonesia to express the Western Australian government’s position and ensure that we will lend whatever support we can to get this most important industry up and going again in Western Australia. It will also provide me, as the Western Australian minister responsible for these matters, with the opportunity to see for myself and get a firsthand understanding of the issues relating to abattoirs and feedlots in Indonesia. Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Maylands! Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
I thank the member for North West for the question. He represents an electorate that is significantly impacted by the federal government’s very lazy decision. Last week I visited pastoralists in Port Hedland and Broome and inspected the nearly 2 000 head of stock that are being held in the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service yards in Port Hedland. Those cattle do not have a home. There was a boat at the port that was being considered to pick up those animals but that boat has been sent off elsewhere. The people who own those cattle need to find a home for them. I talked with pastoralists in Broome about the issues and looked at the faces of the families who were starting to come to terms with the decision that has been made at one of the most significant times in the pastoral cycle. This is about the worst time it could have happened to them. The next six months represents 12 months of income for them. No-one should expect to lose 12 months of income because of a government decision. That shows that the decision was not thought through. Everywhere I looked I could see that the decision had not been thought through. Every day that goes by we see the impact it has on another group, another family and another Indigenous community. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Does the member for Albany support getting the live trade back into Indonesia? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I make the observation that the Minister for Agriculture and Food should expect that sort of response if he invites comments from members. I will give the minister an opportunity to answer the rest of the question. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Liberal–National government has put in place a task force made up of representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Food and from industry, including the Pastoralists and Graziers Association, the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the WA Beef Council, which has representatives from the entire supply chain. The task force was set up to look at the acute domestic issues we are presented with because of the federal Government’s decision. It was also set up to work out how we can most effectively deploy our resources to get the live cattle trade to Indonesia back on track. I have set up a hotline for pastoralists in particular so that they can get the most up-to-date information they need to help them make decisions in the short, medium and long term. It will also provide social service counselling and rural financial counselling. We are calling on the federal government to offer the northern shires the same Centrelink provisions as the pilot of drought reform measures that were negotiated for the southern part of the state in response to the drought. That would be another step forward and we certainly hope that it comes into play. There have been calls for the live cattle export industry to be paid compensation, but the industry has said that it does not want compensation; it wants an industry. That is why the Western Australian government is deploying its resources to get the industry back in place. To that end, I will travel to Indonesia next week. I have discussed with and got the support of the Premier to meet with the Indonesian government and industry representatives in Indonesia to express the Western Australian government’s position and ensure that we will lend whatever support we can to get this most important industry up and going again in Western Australia. It will also provide me, as the Western Australian minister responsible for these matters, with the opportunity to see for myself and get a firsthand understanding of the issues relating to abattoirs and feedlots in Indonesia. Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Maylands! Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
Mr P.B. Watson interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Does the member for Albany support getting the live trade back into Indonesia? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I make the observation that the Minister for Agriculture and Food should expect that sort of response if he invites comments from members. I will give the minister an opportunity to answer the rest of the question. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Liberal–National government has put in place a task force made up of representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Food and from industry, including the Pastoralists and Graziers Association, the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the WA Beef Council, which has representatives from the entire supply chain. The task force was set up to look at the acute domestic issues we are presented with because of the federal Government’s decision. It was also set up to work out how we can most effectively deploy our resources to get the live cattle trade to Indonesia back on track. I have set up a hotline for pastoralists in particular so that they can get the most up-to-date information they need to help them make decisions in the short, medium and long term. It will also provide social service counselling and rural financial counselling. We are calling on the federal government to offer the northern shires the same Centrelink provisions as the pilot of drought reform measures that were negotiated for the southern part of the state in response to the drought. That would be another step forward and we certainly hope that it comes into play. There have been calls for the live cattle export industry to be paid compensation, but the industry has said that it does not want compensation; it wants an industry. That is why the Western Australian government is deploying its resources to get the industry back in place. To that end, I will travel to Indonesia next week. I have discussed with and got the support of the Premier to meet with the Indonesian government and industry representatives in Indonesia to express the Western Australian government’s position and ensure that we will lend whatever support we can to get this most important industry up and going again in Western Australia. It will also provide me, as the Western Australian minister responsible for these matters, with the opportunity to see for myself and get a firsthand understanding of the issues relating to abattoirs and feedlots in Indonesia. Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Maylands! Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
Mr D.T. REDMAN : Does the member for Albany support getting the live trade back into Indonesia? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I make the observation that the Minister for Agriculture and Food should expect that sort of response if he invites comments from members. I will give the minister an opportunity to answer the rest of the question. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Liberal–National government has put in place a task force made up of representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Food and from industry, including the Pastoralists and Graziers Association, the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the WA Beef Council, which has representatives from the entire supply chain. The task force was set up to look at the acute domestic issues we are presented with because of the federal Government’s decision. It was also set up to work out how we can most effectively deploy our resources to get the live cattle trade to Indonesia back on track. I have set up a hotline for pastoralists in particular so that they can get the most up-to-date information they need to help them make decisions in the short, medium and long term. It will also provide social service counselling and rural financial counselling. We are calling on the federal government to offer the northern shires the same Centrelink provisions as the pilot of drought reform measures that were negotiated for the southern part of the state in response to the drought. That would be another step forward and we certainly hope that it comes into play. There have been calls for the live cattle export industry to be paid compensation, but the industry has said that it does not want compensation; it wants an industry. That is why the Western Australian government is deploying its resources to get the industry back in place. To that end, I will travel to Indonesia next week. I have discussed with and got the support of the Premier to meet with the Indonesian government and industry representatives in Indonesia to express the Western Australian government’s position and ensure that we will lend whatever support we can to get this most important industry up and going again in Western Australia. It will also provide me, as the Western Australian minister responsible for these matters, with the opportunity to see for myself and get a firsthand understanding of the issues relating to abattoirs and feedlots in Indonesia. Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Maylands! Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I make the observation that the Minister for Agriculture and Food should expect that sort of response if he invites comments from members. I will give the minister an opportunity to answer the rest of the question. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Liberal–National government has put in place a task force made up of representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Food and from industry, including the Pastoralists and Graziers Association, the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the WA Beef Council, which has representatives from the entire supply chain. The task force was set up to look at the acute domestic issues we are presented with because of the federal Government’s decision. It was also set up to work out how we can most effectively deploy our resources to get the live cattle trade to Indonesia back on track. I have set up a hotline for pastoralists in particular so that they can get the most up-to-date information they need to help them make decisions in the short, medium and long term. It will also provide social service counselling and rural financial counselling. We are calling on the federal government to offer the northern shires the same Centrelink provisions as the pilot of drought reform measures that were negotiated for the southern part of the state in response to the drought. That would be another step forward and we certainly hope that it comes into play. There have been calls for the live cattle export industry to be paid compensation, but the industry has said that it does not want compensation; it wants an industry. That is why the Western Australian government is deploying its resources to get the industry back in place. To that end, I will travel to Indonesia next week. I have discussed with and got the support of the Premier to meet with the Indonesian government and industry representatives in Indonesia to express the Western Australian government’s position and ensure that we will lend whatever support we can to get this most important industry up and going again in Western Australia. It will also provide me, as the Western Australian minister responsible for these matters, with the opportunity to see for myself and get a firsthand understanding of the issues relating to abattoirs and feedlots in Indonesia. Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Maylands! Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
The SPEAKER : I make the observation that the Minister for Agriculture and Food should expect that sort of response if he invites comments from members. I will give the minister an opportunity to answer the rest of the question. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Liberal–National government has put in place a task force made up of representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Food and from industry, including the Pastoralists and Graziers Association, the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the WA Beef Council, which has representatives from the entire supply chain. The task force was set up to look at the acute domestic issues we are presented with because of the federal Government’s decision. It was also set up to work out how we can most effectively deploy our resources to get the live cattle trade to Indonesia back on track. I have set up a hotline for pastoralists in particular so that they can get the most up-to-date information they need to help them make decisions in the short, medium and long term. It will also provide social service counselling and rural financial counselling. We are calling on the federal government to offer the northern shires the same Centrelink provisions as the pilot of drought reform measures that were negotiated for the southern part of the state in response to the drought. That would be another step forward and we certainly hope that it comes into play. There have been calls for the live cattle export industry to be paid compensation, but the industry has said that it does not want compensation; it wants an industry. That is why the Western Australian government is deploying its resources to get the industry back in place. To that end, I will travel to Indonesia next week. I have discussed with and got the support of the Premier to meet with the Indonesian government and industry representatives in Indonesia to express the Western Australian government’s position and ensure that we will lend whatever support we can to get this most important industry up and going again in Western Australia. It will also provide me, as the Western Australian minister responsible for these matters, with the opportunity to see for myself and get a firsthand understanding of the issues relating to abattoirs and feedlots in Indonesia. Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Maylands! Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Liberal–National government has put in place a task force made up of representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Food and from industry, including the Pastoralists and Graziers Association, the Western Australian Farmers Federation and the WA Beef Council, which has representatives from the entire supply chain. The task force was set up to look at the acute domestic issues we are presented with because of the federal Government’s decision. It was also set up to work out how we can most effectively deploy our resources to get the live cattle trade to Indonesia back on track. I have set up a hotline for pastoralists in particular so that they can get the most up-to-date information they need to help them make decisions in the short, medium and long term. It will also provide social service counselling and rural financial counselling. We are calling on the federal government to offer the northern shires the same Centrelink provisions as the pilot of drought reform measures that were negotiated for the southern part of the state in response to the drought. That would be another step forward and we certainly hope that it comes into play. There have been calls for the live cattle export industry to be paid compensation, but the industry has said that it does not want compensation; it wants an industry. That is why the Western Australian government is deploying its resources to get the industry back in place. To that end, I will travel to Indonesia next week. I have discussed with and got the support of the Premier to meet with the Indonesian government and industry representatives in Indonesia to express the Western Australian government’s position and ensure that we will lend whatever support we can to get this most important industry up and going again in Western Australia. It will also provide me, as the Western Australian minister responsible for these matters, with the opportunity to see for myself and get a firsthand understanding of the issues relating to abattoirs and feedlots in Indonesia. Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Maylands! Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
There have been calls for the live cattle export industry to be paid compensation, but the industry has said that it does not want compensation; it wants an industry. That is why the Western Australian government is deploying its resources to get the industry back in place. To that end, I will travel to Indonesia next week. I have discussed with and got the support of the Premier to meet with the Indonesian government and industry representatives in Indonesia to express the Western Australian government’s position and ensure that we will lend whatever support we can to get this most important industry up and going again in Western Australia. It will also provide me, as the Western Australian minister responsible for these matters, with the opportunity to see for myself and get a firsthand understanding of the issues relating to abattoirs and feedlots in Indonesia. Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Maylands! Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Maylands! Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
The SPEAKER : Member for Maylands! Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
Mr D.T. REDMAN : The Western Australian government has shown significant leadership on this matter. We are responding to the domestic fallout from the federal government’s decision and looking at strategies that we can put in place to support industry and to get the long-term outcomes that we are chasing. A pastoralist I met in Broome recently told me that the pastoralists want me to deploy all the state government’s resources that we can to get the industry back in place. The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower — Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
Ms L.L. Baker interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Maylands to order for the second time today. There is a process for members to follow if they want to ask questions. Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
Mr D.T. REDMAN : The federal government’s position can be summed up by a quote from Mr Eisenhower, who said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield.”
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