‘Total sham’: Farmers take VNI West fight to Parliament steps

A massive convoy of tractors and regional advocates will converge on Melbourne’s Parliament House this week as farmers ramp up their fight against the VNI West power line project.

Speaking to 3AW Mornings host Tom Elliott, Farmer’s Fightback petition founder Ben Duxson said farmers felt “blindsided” by the proposal, with many feeling that VicGrid and AEMO had failed to engage in meaningful consultation.

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Press PLAY to hear Nationals MP Jade Benham fire up on the ‘hypocritical’ Allan and Andrews Labor governments

“The way the Allan labor government and the Andrews labor government before this has gone about it is absolutely disgusting and incredibly hypocritical,” Benham said in regards to the VNI West project.

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