SEN. KERRY O'BRIEN abandons Carbon Farmers

The ALP's shadow minister for agriculture has cancelled his appointment with Carbon Farmers, withdrawing from the speaker's list. What could be a better platform for a political message? (The Senator had warned us when we booked him that the Election could be a wild card.) By the way, the Minister McGauran and his 2IC John Cobb both refused to speak to you. We have come to expect this attitude from the current government - both Minister of Environment and Minister for Agriculture. So, in case you think we chose an ALP speaker for political reasons, don't.