Ironically, over this same period, Labor provided new research and development funding for agriculture in other countries to the tune of $464 million. That investment could have been injected into innovation in Australian food production, driving productivity gains here ﬁrst, then sharing intellectual property with nations in need. The Nationals will expand the existing Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio to include a new responsibility for Food Security.
positive towards government ownership of industries or land or for economic nationalisation