GRAIN CENTRAL | Windsor calls on farm bodies to rethink lobbying approach as hung parliament looms

Farm industry bodies need to take advantage of opportunities a minority government could present according to former Independent for New England Tony Windsor ahead of the May 3 election.

Grain Central reported on these comments by Mr Windsor, which were made during Grain Producers Australia's webinar featuring the northern New South Wales grain grower last week.

“In the parliament…[the NFF] was actually taken for granted and often times laughed at by both sides of parliament,” Mr Windsor said.

“The Labor party didn’t pay much attention to them and the Liberal and National Parties didn’t either.

“They paid them lip service and that’s the worst type of representation.”

Mr Windsor said the NFF and others needed “to find out what it really needs in terms of oversight” and “develop arguments that are logical” to present to parliamentarians.

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