CONCERNS have been expressed in recent weeks about the increasing price of milk at our supermarkets.
It is important for Australians to understand that ‘you ain’t seen nothin’ yet’.
The price of milk and other staples will continue to increase due to the anti-agricultural policies of the Albanese government.
In the case of dairy, we had a heavy reliance on dairy farmers across southern NSW and northern Victoria for our supplies.
But there are now fewer dairy farmers in this region and the number is continuing to decline
When Water Minister Tanya Plibersek’s water buybacks are introduced it will become increasingly unviable for dairy farmers, as well as those who grow other food essentials.
And remember, these buybacks represent a broken promise by Labor that they would not be introduced unless farmers and communities were protected. That promise has been abandoned by Plibersek.
So as we grow less food the price increases, as does our reliance on imports which may not be grown in the clean, green environment by Aussie farmers who are recognised as among the most efficient in the world.
It all makes a mockery of the government’s claims that it will keep your cost of living down.
Finally, for those unfamiliar with water policy and management, Plibersek has been given a vast suite of options that would allow farmers to continue growing food while also providing sufficient water flows for a sustainable environment. She has chosen to ignore them.
Jodie Hay
Cohuna
