Cattle farmers suing the federal government over Labor’s 2011 live export ban claim Indonesia “retaliated” against Australia for the ban, and they should receive more compensation from taxpayers as a result.
The Federal Court in 2020 ruled 215 graziers were entitled to compensation for about 88,000 cattle that would have been exported without the ban, but lawyers for the cattlemen said it should be 800,000.
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Ronald Mizen is the Financial Review’s political correspondent, reporting from the press gallery at Parliament House, Canberra. Connect with Ronald on Twitter. Email Ronald at ronald.mizen@afr.com