ALP will work to cut red tape in agriculture

Gregor Heard
August 11 2017 - 6:00am
Shadow agriculture minister Joel Fitzgibbon says there are layers of bureaucracy in agriculture, such as the port access code for bulk grain exports, that do not add any value.
Shadow agriculture minister Joel Fitzgibbon says there are layers of bureaucracy in agriculture, such as the port access code for bulk grain exports, that do not add any value.

JOEL FITZGIBBON, shadow Federal agriculture minister has used a speech at the Australian Grains Industry Conference to attack red tape, protectionalist policies and anti-foreign sentiment.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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