Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce called for the deal to be "paused", while dairy farmers struggling to stay afloat amid soaring costs for feed said the sale should be conditional on a floor price for the farm gate or retail price of milk.
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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
