Gloucester Advocate in Gloucester, New South Wales

Rural workers fear Lang policy harms jobs and raises costs

A letter warns that Lang's plan to shift rural producers toward overseas markets would raise production costs, reduce employment, and push up living costs. It argues 60 percent of wheat and 94 percent of wool are exported, so domestic hurt would follow guaranteed price schemes. It notes unemployment risk for rural workers and higher prices for essentials, with an optician’s visit announcement at the Commercial Hotel on October 24.