Malcolm Turnbull is correct, our farmers are amongst the least subsidised in the world. The Free Trade antics of Abbott, Hockey and co. are a threat to our farmers. Malcolm Turnbull, Australian statesman tells it as it is.
ABC Fact check:
"Malcolm Turnbull correct: Australian farmers among world's least subsidised Updated Fri 14 Feb 2014, 10:24am AEDT
There's been intense debate about the Federal Government's refusal to subsidise General Motors and SPC Ardmona. And there are still questions about the Government stepping in to assist Qantas.
Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has said the age of entitlement is over.
On ABC TV's Q&A program, Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull was asked whether the Government's hard line on subsidising the manufacturing industry also applied to agriculture.
He said: "Our farmers are among the least subsidised in the world, the least supported in the world."
The claim: Malcolm Turnbull says Australian farmers are among the least subsidised in the world. The verdict: Australian farmers receive subsidies of 3 per cent, ranking them the second lowest in the OECD."
