Every Federal Election is vitally important for shaping the nation’s future. It also presents great opportunities to help deliver better outcomes, including for Australian grain producers, our communities and industry. 

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In representing the interests of our grain producing members on national policy, to ensure our views are heard and understood by all elected members of parliament, GPA has released a list of Policy Priorities for the 2025 Federal Election. 

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This document was developed by GPA’s State Members working with leaders and professional staff who also make-up the GPA Policy Council, in representing the grass-roots voice of growers throughout Australia’s major grain producing regions. 

 

The initiatives put forward in these priorities also reflects ongoing work and views expressed by GPA and our State Members, in advocating for a more profitable and sustainable industry. 

  

GPA’s 2025 Federal Election Policy Priorities  

• Lower farm input costs - improve local supply/manufacturing

• Access to agricultural pesticides (APVMA reforms)

• Improve digital connectivity and reliability

• Grains supply chain - reduced freight costs and grain market access and trade and optimise grain market competition - pricing and transparency

• Grain producer levies - current rates and spending priorities, taxation system reforms/opportunities and stronger biosecurity protections and capacity

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GPA Chair Barry Large said GPA's 2025 priorities will again provide the government with good opportunities to support genuine investments and policy initiatives that can continue growing and building on the industry's social and economic contribution to the nation.

 

"Backing the grain producers who primarily enable this continual growth to occur also helps drive other shared benefits and value-adding opportunities - including for the environment," he said.

 

"Our industry has contributed $81.15 billion in total gross value towards the national economy in the past three years, at an annual average of about $27b.

 

"This represents about double the value reported before the previous election ($13.8b in 2020-21). And this $27b also represents more than 30 per cent of the annual average of the total value of farm production nationally, for this same period ($261b)."​​

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GPA will be writing to each of the major political parties and selected minor parties and independents, seeking their response to key questions on these policy priorities. Their responses will be posted here below, to encourage ongoing debate and accountability. We thank all parties and contributors for taking the time and effort to respond and provide their plans and visions for not only the Australian grains industry, but for agriculture and rural communities.​

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GPA welcomes the opportunity to engage with all government and industry stakeholders on these election priorities, to help deliver a more profitable and sustainable industry. 

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