Tanya Plibersek 'absolutely scared' of the truth in Mildura

Grape Grower Greg Milner says Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek would be “absolutely scared” to front up to farmers in Mildura because “she is afraid of the truth”. Farmers in the Mildura region have rallied against Ms Plibersek’s plan to extract 450 gigalitres of water off their plantations ahead of a likely drought period – a move described as jeopardising Australia’s food security. “She wouldn’t be able to have an answer for the truth that is here,” Mr Milner told Sky News Australia host Peta Credlin. “Too often politicians sit in Canberra, they listen to their bureaucratic advisors and they tell them what to do and they just go down the party line. “It has got nothing to do with science, it is all to do with vote collecting. “People were upset about paying $11 for a lettuce – well if this buyback goes ahead, you’ll be paying $15 a lettuce, you’ll be paying $6 or $7 for an avocado, you won’t be able to get any orange juice."