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MEDIA RELEASE
NICK XENOPHON M.L.C. INDEPENDENT NO POKIES MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 18 January 2006
BEFORE THEY’RE HATCHED
No Pokies MLC Nick Xenophon who facilitated a meeting of major egg Producers at
Parliament House last night and this morning (and who has been working with egg
producers since late last year) says: “Progress
has been made to put details of a proposal to the Government in an expected
meeting with the Premier on Friday – but for SAFF to say ‘egg
industry representatives today got behind a proposal being driven by SAFF’
is misleading”. “And to portray this group of
producers as a ‘breakaway group’
(as stated by the Premier on radio yesterday) is nonsense.
This group represents the majority of egg production in this State”. “I
haven’t even seen the SAFF proposal – how am I supposed to sign off on
something I haven’t seen? I want
all egg producers to see the proposal and for the egg industry to be in
agreement before it is signed off. SAFF
can’t speak for me and other producers unless we have signed off on it”. “Carol
Vincent from SAFF has no right to speak on my behalf or for other major
producers without our specific approval. She
can’t play God with my future”.
Written and authorised by Nick Xenophon, 653 Lower North East Road, Paradise, SA 5075
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