LEADER of The Nationals David Littleproud has called on the Federal Labor Government to end 12 years of anguish for cattle producers impacted by the live export ban of 2011 and reach an appropriate settlement.
The call comes after the government’s most recent settlement offer of $215 million in damages was denounced by industry bodies such as Cattle Australia, which believes the figure doesn’t come close to the $1.2 billion in losses it estimates were suffered because of the ban.
Mr Littleproud said the time had come for the Labor Government to acknowledge the hurt the ban caused and…
