interactive,

It appears you are seriously- misinformed.

The link you posted above does not show agricultural exports of a 'mere' $155 Billion a year. Why is that so?
That OEC apparently educational site clearly states iron ore at $60 Billion is (was) the top export of Australia.

Look at the numbers.
How can you say agricultural exports are piffling compared to others?

International trade is normal these days. How could we just sell what we produce and not buy different good that others produce.

For some time now I have suspected multi national effort trying to discredit Australian agricultural production and the only motive I can think of is producers and investors in other countries seeking to increase their business and export sales.

I think Australia should wake up to the world food production and supply economics and especially opportunities including to increase production and export of food and fibre.

Australia is not Silicone Valley and never will be, despite Malcolm turnbull interest in such technology.

Australia clearly has opportunity as a food producing nation, especially due to consequences and up's and down's associated with more severe weather events and seasons worldwide.
There are over 7.3 billion people to feed every day.

As for CSR sugar and the cattle stations and the Ord and cotton operations being sold, I think that is because media has Australia dumbed down.
Overseas investors can see and understand increasing demand on world food and fibre whereas Australians are kept in the dark.
And BS overseas reports available in Australia don't even show the whole truth and background and opportunities.

Even your own thinking behind what you have said on this thread, interactive, seems stymied. You seem disillusioned, not thinking about increasing exports to generate business and employment.

But at least you are interacting here on OLO.

Anyway, why is the A$155 Billion of Australian agricultural exports not showing at the link you provided?

Alan B said;
i.e.,right hand drive electric cars,

Britain and Japan already build right hand drive electric care, the Nissan Leaf.

Interactive mentioner free trade agreements !
What Free Trade Agreements ?
They will very quickly disappear.
Such arrangements have their economic justification destroyed by energy
costs and the loss of different industries advantages in varios markets.
We have enough land for ourselves plus land we use for exports now.
We could increase the extra land and water to the maximum available.

What we are looking at is a wind down in world economic activity.
It does seem to have already started, certainly there are signs that point that way.
Our politicians should be planning for it even if it does not occur just now.

No matter what anybody says or does farming will continue !

JF AUST I have not heard anything else about this idea of bringing North Australian water to the Murray Darling. There was a scheme promoted by Alan Jones that did a similar thing taking water over the Divide into the Murray Darling in Northern NSW.
I would really like to hear more and it really seems to be an idea that could have real merit. Who can assist with sources?

JBowyer,

An outline of this newly productive water infrastructure system can be found within the Australian Government - Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper.
See; Supporting Information - Green P:aper - Index 'F' - Fairfax John C.
Hon. Barnaby Joyce encouraged my input.
I made the submission suggesting government carry out a relevant feasibility study.
Ever since there has been political turmoil including a major election.
At present I am endeavouring to carry out a basic/initial feasibility study.

I am quite surprised the ABC has not investigated and reported potential of this water harvesting and steel aqueduct system, or shown it impossible.
I wonder if other new suggestions of merit are being so ignored by news media.
No wonder wealth and prosperity is going backwards.
No wonder would-be consumers lack adequate income to consume.

I might add on this thread and to the help establish my bona fides, that SA has a background in food and fibre production and engineering including in other Australian states.
SA's the late Bert Knox through Knox and Downs Wilcannia, used to supply stores and equipment to outback stations in NSW, including Tongo where I was made overseer after 3 years as a jackaroo.
When I was just 17 Bert Knox offered to back me on a station but I felt too young.
I understand Bert Knox engineered the steel Hawkesbury River bridge north of Sydney.

I am saying SA and some Australian's do have understanding of steel and engineering and outback rivers and food and fibre production, that can generate business and employment and prosperity.
I think that understanding is more than news controllers have at 'our' ABC.

I am not anti ABC. The ABC employs many good people.

Although unemployment is high in SA the perspective is that certain categories of work have shortages, for example, engineering, artisans, doctors and nurses, teachers etc.

Obviously the world recession over the past 4 years did contribute but our biggest problem relative to unemployment is our education system that is not delivering the skills that the nation requires. In addition to this instead of manufacturing ourselves we are exporting 'raw' materials to other countries who then manufacture themselves and create employment for their citizens.

Secondly we have so many illegal immigrants in this country who are prepared to work for low salaries and as such are employed above our own nationals which impacts negatively on unemployment.

Then we have all the socio-political reasons and economic structures that impact negatively on unemployment. These include, inter alia, aids, poverty, children not going to school, laziness, drugs,poor national and provincial political leadership, bribery, corruption, nepotism and the list just goes on.BEE and AA has also not been successful and has caused many whites with good skills to leave the country and work abroad.
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