Qld: Kelly urges restraint from sugar protesters
A federal government MP is urging protesting cane farmers to exercise restraint duringthe prime minister's trip to Cairns next week.
Prime Minister JOHN HOWARD and his ministerial colleagues plan to visit the north Queenslandcity next week for a federal cabinet meeting.
A large group of growers is expected to rally outside the meeting, seeking a $150 millionemergency aid fund from the federal government.
North Queensland National Party MP DE-ANNE KELLY, whose electorate includes a largenumber of canegrowers, says she doesn't support a rally.
But she says if they want to rally then it should be constructive and balanced.
The sugar industry is facing another year of low prices, mainly because of subsidiespaid by the key European and United States markets.
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KEYWORD: SUGAR (TOWNSVILLE)
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