Senate to investigate dairy crisis

A Senate committee will investigate the legality of retrospective price cuts imposed by dairy giant Murray Goulburn on dairy farmers.

Cows eat out of a trough at a dairy farm

A Senate committee will investigate solutions to Australia's dairy crisis. (AAP)

A Senate committee will investigate solutions to Australia's dairy crisis.

The inquiry proposed by independent senators Jacqui Lambie and Nick Xenophon and backed by the Senate on Wednesday will look into the legality of retrospective elements of milk contracts and the behaviour of dairy giant Murray Goulburn.

Dairy farmers have been hit hard by the retrospective price cut imposed by Murray Goulburn earlier this year.


Share

1 min read

Published

Source: AAP



Share this with family and friends


Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Download our apps
SBS News
SBS Audio
SBS On Demand

Listen to our podcasts
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world