Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Media release New Zealand apple import decision


Media release 2010-11-30

One Nation demands an apology be made by Labor and the Coalition to Australian apple growers. The decision handed down today from the World Trade Organisation forcing Australia to import apples from New Zealand defies all logic and has the potential to destroy the Australian apple industry forcing many off the land and into bankruptcy. 

It is incomprehensible that we now have to take orders from foreign bureaucracies. With the signing of the GATT agreement and later the GATS treaty the decision as to what Australia does in all areas of trade has been handed to a foreign power. These treaties, we believe, will destroy Australian agriculture and many associated industries.

The public must never forget that Labor, Liberal and the Nationals all supported and signed the GATT and GATS treaties without consulting the Australian public or industry groups. They must also be made aware that there have been many other treaties signed with organisations like the World Trade Organisation, the International Monetary Fund and even the United Nations that have affected this country’s sovereignty and continue to wear away at our democratic rights.

We ask the public to reconsider One Nation as a political option as we can guarantee that if in government we will rescind these detrimental treaties and once again put all Australians first when making decisions on an international level.

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