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Kiwi crackers on Qantas flights not in spirit of Australia, NSW Farmers say

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A SMALL pack of cheese and crackers has sparked a bumpy exchange between an Australian farming group and its most famous airline.

The disagreement took off when New South Wales Farmers CEO Pete Arkle flew into the airline this morning with a statement pointing out that cheese and crackers from New Zealand were being served on Qantas flights.

The foreign-sourced menu item was “hardly in the spirit of Australia”, he said, suggesting Aussies should change their spending habits to support local farmers “as big companies go for foreign imports”.

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