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  • 7 months ago
NSW shadow minister Sarah Mitchell asks NSW Minister for Agriculture and Regional NSW Tara Moriarty in Budget Estimates if she's discussed diesel shortages with her Federal colleagues.
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00:00just wanted to clarify you have not yet made any contact any representations to
00:05the federal government over this issue I'm certainly aware based on the activities
00:18of the recent week last week in the Middle East and the implications that it
00:27I'm just asking have you actually reached out to anyone it's been going as you say for at least a
00:32week there's a lot of concern on farms right now some people have only literally got the diesel
00:36that's left in their tank in their tractors have you made any representations to the federal
00:41government as yet yes or no this is an issue that has been brewing over the course of the last
00:48week
00:48yep so have you picked up the phone as I've indicated in my previous answer I take this really
00:53seriously it's not yet something that has been raised with me by industry directly right I am
01:00aware of public commentary okay about it so if it hasn't we're raising it with you now it's a pretty
01:09big issue when will you reach out to the federal government about this later today tomorrow what's
01:14what's the time frame well I'm here today morning you're not this afternoon it's pretty big so when
01:19when do you anticipate speaking to your federal colleagues well I see this as speaking to my
01:24federal colleagues I'm saying it right here in public state budget estimates he's speaking to
01:28your federal colleagues about concerns around fuel shortages yes and I will do it I don't think
01:34we're in a way Minister with respect

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