Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has refused to attend the National Farmer Rally held outside Parliament House yesterday, ignoring more than 2000 farmers who travelled from all over Australia to plead with the Labor Government to stop its anti-farming agenda.

According to Nationals Leader David Littleproud, the Prime Minister had once again demonstrated complete contempt towards farmers and rural, regional and remote Australia, saying Mr Albanese is not interested in helping or even listen to those who produce our nation’s food and fibre, with Mr Littleproud also expressing his disappointment in newly appointed Agriculture Minister Julie Collins with her lack attendance at the rally.

Mr Littleproud pointed out the National Farmer Rally organisers were calling for sensible changes including scrapping the diesel fuel rebate, scrapping new taxes for biosecurity and superannuation, scrapping water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin and protecting the Great Artesian Basin, scrapping unnecessary red tape from emissions reporting, known as Scope 3, and scrapping reckless renewables which will rip up prime agricultural land, protecting the 88-day backpacker visa, as well as overturning the decision to ban live sheep exports by sea.

Mr Littleproud says the Nationals will always stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our farmers and will continue to fight for farming and the future of regional, rural and remote Australia.