It was our biggest farmer rally; yet 40 years on we’re in the same battle
Opinion by David Jochinke, National Farmers’ Federation President Forty years ago today (July 1), 45,000 farmers packed their station wagons, fixed a few cheese sandwiches and sarsaparillas for the road, and headed for Canberra for a fair go. The caucus was protesting proposed taxes (in particular, capital gains and fringe benefits taxes) and high interest […]