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Cyclone-hit banana farmers say they requested wage subsidies in March, contrary to Mark Furner s comments
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AprApril 2021 at 2:15am
Agriculture Minister Mark Furner visited damaged banana plantations in the Innisfail region soon after the recent storms.
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A disaster-hit grower who hosted Agriculture Minister Mark Furner on his flattened banana farm says the MP s claims he was unaware of requests for wage subsidies are wrong.
Key points:
Representatives campaigned for a Qantas-style JobKeeper wage subsidy, to keep irreplaceable workers until crops recover
Mr Furner said he wasn t aware of the subsidy call, but office confirms receipt of March 8 letter