Fiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Assistant Minister for Health) Share this | Hansard source

I can advise the chamber that we have also started discussions with state and territory governments, whose cooperation will be required in order to implement a meaningful new labelling system. I can advise that on 8 May 2015 the COAG Industry and Skills Council agreed in principle to support country-of-origin labelling changes. I am also pleased to inform the chamber that the Agriculture Ministers' Forum also agreed in principle to support country-of-origin labelling changes. The Australian government ministers committed in principle to improving the country-of-origin labelling framework and agreed to work collaboratively to progress the initiative. I can also update the chamber that I have put country-of-origin labelling on the agenda for the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation, which I chair, for the meeting in July. I look forward to updating the chamber after the meeting. It is this government that is determined to introduce changes that will make it easier for consumers to identify locally-grown and processed food.