Increasingly large supermarket chains are importing substandard food produce from foreign countries, some with quite appalling health and safety practices as frequently reporting in news investigations. Newspapers also frequently report Australian farmers are struggling with their prices consistently being driven down at market due to international competition, in some instances it’s really made me feel Australian food produce in is a slowly dying industry.

I would like a propose a suggestion that I believe could have a number of flow on effects for Australia at large. Increased import taxes on food produce (meat, poultry, fruit, veg, pre-packaged etc..) readily available from within Australia.

I believe majority of Australians being the patriotic country we are willing to pay that little bit extra to support our local economy. But longer term through economies of scales I would anticipate local competition would drive down prices for consumers. The flow on effects I mentioned is bringing a burst of life back in to our agricultural industries, providing opportunities for Australian made products/produce to increase their market share, and by doing so support thousands upon thousands of local jobs.

Another big topic in Queensland is bringing life regional communities and encouraging growth outside our big cities, what better way then to provide more opportunities for people in regional areas?

I’m not even in the agriculture industry I’m just an average Joe working in an office job in Brisbane, but I’d like to start seeing more Australian made quality products competing fairly at my local super market!