Tehan: Shades of Indonesian live cattle ban in ALP mining split

Colin Bettles
Updated October 25 2018 - 12:52pm, first published May 25 2016 - 3:23pm
Victorian Liberal MP Dan Tehan.
Victorian Liberal MP Dan Tehan.

LIBERAL rural MP Dan Tehan says a fresh split within the Labor party over accepting political donations from mining companies and banning fossil fuel subsidies is the thin end of a wedge for agriculture that bears similarities to the 2011 Indonesian live cattle ban.

Colin Bettles

Colin Bettles

Canberra Bureau Chief

Has been the Canberra Bureau Chief for Fairfax Agricultural Media since 2010 - survived the hung parliament - former media manager at Western Australian Cricket Association now covering national agricultural and rural issues in federal politics.

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