Australian potato industry roasts PM in import row

AUSVEG represents Australia's 9000 vegetable growers

September 05, 2012

Source

Theage.com.au

A cartoon portraying Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard and senior ministers as children playing a video game has been launched by the potato industry as part of its war to block imports of New Zealand potatoes.

AUSVEG, an industry body representing Australia's 9000 vegetable growers has been fighting a biosecurity proposal to lift a 24-year import ban — under strict quarantine rules — in response to a six-year campaign to allow New Zealand potatoes to be processed into French Fries in Australia.

The industry fears its crops could be devastated by zebra chip disease if the ban is lifted.

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AUSVEG takes potato import dispute to the next level with political cartoon, featuring Australia's top politicians in diapers and picking their nose...