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Wednesday, 29 June 2022 10:00

Hang on, mate!

Written by Milking It

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OPINION: Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor's hurried exit from a farming radio interview has left farmers perplexed.

Last week, O'Connor fielded some tough questions on The Rural Roundup including the animal welfare code changes.

"I'll let you carry on and talk, okay mate, see you.....," said O'Connor before hanging up.

Some farmers took to Twitter to have a dig at the Minister.

"O'Connor was aggressive from the start. Maybe he woke up on the wrong side of his electric ute?" says one tweet.

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