‘A clean slate’: new agriculture minister sees climate action as Labor’s chance to connect with the bush

Murray Watt hopes to break down misconceptions between the ALP and rural Australia

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The Albanese government has a chance to break down the misconceptions between the Labor party and rural Australia, according to new agriculture minister, Murray Watt, who flagged the climate crisis as a key area in which to work towards common ground.

There have been some in Labor who have viewed rural Australia with suspicion and think that we can never get people to support us. Equally I think there's been people in rural Australia who have viewed Labor with suspicion," Watt said.