NATIONAL PARTY NAME
CHANGE
The
National Party altering their name to the “Nationals” will not serve to
distract rural Australian’s attention from the fact their personell will still
be the same inept representatives.
Their Leader
John Anderson’s handling of the Ansett Collapse imposed massive stress on
Airline staff re; the stuff up with workers’ entitlements not to mention his
sell off, of the Sydney Airport.
Queensland
Nationals member Dee-Anne Kelly has been appointed Parliamentary Secretary to
assist John Anderson, no doubt to strengthen his push for the full sale of
Telstra.
Warren
Truss Federal Minister for Agriculture has enforced his Governments National
competition Policy in tandem with State Labor Governments. When they jointly supported the Deregulation
of the Dairy Industry, by reassuring farmers financially, this was the only
viable way to improve their lots, only to discover farm gate milk prices
slumped from a high of 52 cents down to the present day price of 26 cents per
litre.
Mr. Truss
may like to explain how his Government’s policy is bankrupting Australian sugar
farmers. Prices being paid for sugar on
the world market are:
Australia
$180 per tonne, whilst Brazil -$300, Thailand - $500, USA $650, Europe - $1090
per tonne, these prices were being paid prior to the rise in the Australian
Dollar against the green back.
Federal
Trade Minister, Minister Mark Vaile with USA delegates are, fully aware that
the American Agriculture Farmers subsidy bill 2001 does not expire until 2010.
The only
way we have any chance of gaining “Free Trade” concessions is if, we lower
quarantine restrictions and allow them to have controlling investments in film
and Multi-Media Industries as well as our Financial Institutions.
If the
Nationals want to be fair dinkum with rural Australia, it would be appropriate
to change their name to small Country Liberals at least this move would display
a touch of honesty.