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Gay Marriage Could Threaten Australian Cattle Trade, Warns Minister

8 Jul 2015

• 8 Jul 12:11

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Ministers opposing same sex marriage are warning Australia’s cattle trade would take an economic hit if a new bill was passed. Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce and Leader of Government in the Senate Eric Abetz warn nearby Asian trading partners will shun Australia on cultural grounds, threatening cattle exports. Reacting to Senator Abetz, a staunch opposer of same-sex marriage, Mr Joyce told ABC news last week that South East Asian countries would see Australia as “decadent”. Australia trades with Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, China and Japan and these are culturally different to Europe, he told ABC news. He pointed to the repeated. Read more...