Farmers Left As Collateral Damage In Federal Labor Deal

Member for Burdekin Dale Last has lambasted a federal announcement which sees farmers left as collateral damage in the latest Labor-Greens deal.

Mr Last said last week’s overreach by the Federal Government will see farmers, already meeting world-leading environmental regulations, strangled with more red tape.

“Once again our farmers are being painted as environmental vandals by Labor, except
this time it’s on a federal level,” Mr Last said.

“The passing of the Commonwealth Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025 last week signals another Labor-induced sledging on an industry that feeds our nation for the sake of inner-city Green votes.”

“Unlike Labor, the LNP have always backed our farmers because we have seen firsthand the effort they put in to ensure they meet best management practices.”

Mr Last said Queenslanders wouldn’t be taken as fools by Labor’s anti-farming agenda which risked jobs and presented economic uncertainty for communities that relied on agriculture.

“I will always stand shoulder to shoulder with primary producers because regional Queensland has had an absolute gutful of being a scapegoat for Labor’s green agendas.”

“The Labor-Greens deal specifically punishes the sectors that underpin Queensland’s economy and strips Queensland of its ability to manage our own future, risking jobs and economic uncertainty across our regions,” Minister Last said.

“The Greens don’t understand agriculture or mining, and Labor is too weak to say no to them - and regional Queenslanders have been left to pay the price."

Contributed with thanks to the office of Member for Burdekin, Dale Last MP

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