Nationals candidate for Page, Chris Gulaptis was quick off the mark to try and repair the damage done by a televised advertisement, which exposed his efforts as a Clarence Valley shire councillor to force council staff into John Howard's WorkChoices regime.
Chris offered this little gem on ABC radio this morning - ethanol production would not cause grain prices to rise because extra grain could be grown, and if it wasn't used for food or stockfeed then it would be sold to make ethanol fuel.
Don't you just love it? Even a first-year economics student would be able to shoot this simplistic reasoning down in flames.
This Nationals candidate should stick to what he knows best - property development.
A little bit on the domestic and international ethanol market:
The Age:
Australian Lot Feeders Association:
Planet Ark:
Agriculture Online:
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