Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I will not deal with the situations where growers have been flood affected or where they have suffered damage. The Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements are available and affected growers will be able to access those, so I will not go into that detail. On the issue of supporting Australian apples, I would ask everyone here and everyone in the Australian community to buy Australian apples. They are the finest. Consumers can check labels on apple displays. They can ensure that they are buying Tasmanian apples or Queensland apples. They can look to the labelling which from 1 January 2011 is allowed to include a ‘grown in’ claim when products are not only made in Australia but also grown here. Australia has a hard-won, world-renowned reputation for the quality of its produce. Australians should, by buying Australian produce, support local producers and the jobs and communities they support. Australian farmers are among the most innovative in the world. (Time expired)