Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 6, 14 September 2016, pp. 195‑196.

[2]        Senate Economics References Committee, Milking it for all it's worth—competition and pricing in the Australian dairy industry, May 2010, p. 1.

[3]        The Hon. Scott Morrison (Treasurer), Inquiry into the competitiveness of prices, trading practices and the supply chain in the Australian dairy industry, 27 October 2016.

Chapter 2 - Challenges facing the dairy industry

[1]        Dairy Australia, Australian Dairy Industry In Focus 2016, [p. ii].

[2]        Australian Dairy Farmers, Submission 10, [p. 1].

[3]        Dairy Australia, Australian Dairy in Focus 2016, p. 6.

[4]        Murray Goulburn, Submission 8, p. 19.

[5]        Dairy Australia, Australian Dairy Industry In Focus 2016, p.16.

[6]        Productivity Commission, Relative costs of doing business in Australia: Dairy product manufacturing, pp.179–180.

[7]        Murray Goulburn, Submission 8, p. 12.

[8]        Dairy Australia, Australian Dairy Industry in Focus 2016, p. 50.

[9]        Dairy Australia, Australian Dairy In Focus 2016, p. 3.

[10]      See, for example, Craig and Rachel Dettling, Submission 31, [p. 2].

[11]      Australian Dairy Farmers, Submission 10, [p. 3].

[12]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 23, p. 1.

[13]      Dairy Australia, About the Australian dairy industry, http://www.dairyaustralia.com.au/ Industry-information/About-the-industry/About-the-Australian-dairy-industry.aspx (accessed 12 October 2016). See also Dairy Australia, Australian Dairy Industry In Focus 2016, p. 6.

[14]      ABARES, Australian dairy: financial performance of dairy farms, 2013–14 to 2015–16, p. 47.

[15]      ABARES, Australian dairy: financial performance of dairy farms, 2013–14 to 2015–16,
pp. 47–48.

[16]      Dairy Australia, Australian Dairy Industry In Focus 2016, p. 6.

[17]      Dairy Australia, Australian Dairy Industry In Focus 2016, p. 13.

[18]      Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, From farm to retail—how food prices are determined in Australia, 2016, p. 63

[19]      Dairy Australia, Australian Dairy Industry In Focus 2016, p. 17.

[20]      Productivity Commission, Relative costs of doing business in Australia: Dairy product manufacturing, 2014, p. 44.

[21]      ABARES, Australian dairy: financial performance of dairy farms, 2013–14 to 2015–16, p. 85.

[22]      Bega Cheese, Submission 37, [p. 3].

[23]      Fonterra Co-operative Group, Submission 38, p. 3.

[24]      Australian Dairy Farmers, Submission 10, [p. 5].

[25]      WA Farmers, Submission 46, p. 2.

[26]      Mr Nigel Hicks, Submission 25, [p. 1].

[27]      Productivity Commission, Relative Costs of Doing Business in Australia: Dairy Product Manufacturing, Research Report, September 2014, p. 4.

[28]      Bega Cheese, Submission 37, [p. 7].

Chapter 3 - Raw milk pricing and supply contracts

[1]        In the context of this report, suppliers are farmers that provide milk to a particular processor.

[2]        Dairy Australia, Australian Dairy Industry In Focus 2016, p. 8.

[3]        Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 23, p. 6.

[4]        Lindsay and Ann Jarvis, Submission 3, [p. 1].

[5]        Dairy Australia, Australian Dairy Industry In Focus 2016, p. 9

[6]        Bega Cheese, Submission 37, [p. 3].

[7]        Mr Brett Findlay, Submission 30, [p. 3].

[8]        Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 23, p. 6.

[9]        Murray Goulburn, Submission 8, p. 10.

[10]      Fonterra Co-operative, Submission 38, p. 3.

[11]      Murray Goulburn, Submission 8, p. 8.

[12]      Fonterra Co-operative, Submission 38, p. 3.

[13]      Murray Goulburn, Submission 8, p. 22.

[14]      Murray Goulburn, Submission 8, p. 11.

[15]      Lion Dairy and Drinks, Submission 13, p. 2.

[16]      Fonterra, Submission to the ACCC Dairy Inquiry, 12 December 2016, pp. 8–9, https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/Fonterra%2520Australia%2520Pty%2520Ltd.pdf (accessed 22 July 2017).

[17]      Murray Goulburn, Submission 8, p. 10.

[18]      RIRDC, From Farm to Retail - how food prices are determined in Australia, p. 67.

[19]      Murray Goulburn, Submission 8, p. 9.

[20]      Brownes, Submission 42, [p. 2].

[21]      Norco, Submission 18, pp. 2–3.

[22]      Mr Andrew Weinert, Submission 20, p. 25.

[23]      QDO, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2017, pp. 3–4.

[24]      Harris Farm Markets, Submission 1, [p. 1].

[25]      Mr Greg Dennis, Committee Hansard, 15 November 2016, p. 37.

[26]      Mr Greg Dennis, Committee Hansard, 15 November 2016, pp. 35–36.

[27]      Fonterra, Submission to the ACCC Dairy Inquiry, 12 December 2016, pp. 1–3, https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/Fonterra%2520Australia%2520Pty%2520Ltd.pdf (accessed 22 July 2017).

[28]      Clint Jasper and Warwick Long, Fonterra raises milk prices, moves to scrap Bonlac supply agreement, ABC News Online, http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-07-28/fonterra-scraps-bonlac-agreement/8752040 (accessed 31 July 2017).

[29]      ASBFEO, Submission 2, [p. 2].

[30]      Farmer Power, Submission 17, p. 6.

[31]      Dairy Connect, Submission 40, [p. 2].

[32]      Mr John McQueen, Australian Dairy Farmers, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 39.

[33]      Mr Mark Smith, DairyTas, Committee Hansard, 3 February 2017, p. 40.

[34]      Mr John Cochrane, Premium Milk Collective Bargaining Group, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2017, p. 20.

[35]      ASBFEO, Submission 2, [p. 2].

[36]      Mr Rhys Palmer, Committee Hansard, 3 February 2017, p. 2.

[37]      Ms Penny Williams, Committee Hansard, 3 February 2017, p. 3.

[38]      Mr Peter West, Lion Dairy and Drinks, Committee Hansard, 3 February 2017, p. 32.

[39]      Lion Dairy and Drinks, Submission 13, p. 6.

[40]      Bega Cheese, Submission 37, [p. 5].

[41]      Fonterra Co-operative Group, Submission 38, p. 3.

[42]      ASBFEO, Submission 2, [p. 2].

[43]      Ms Bridget Goulding and Mr Paul Weller, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, pp. 9–10.

[44]      ASBFEO, Submission 2, [p. 3].

[45]      Dairy Connect, Submission 40, [p. 2].

[46]      Mr Graham Forbes, Dairy Connect, Committee Hansard, p. 11.

[47]      Farmer Power, Submission 17, p. 6.

[48]      Farmer Power, Submission 17, p. 5.

[49]      Farmer Power, Supplementary Submission 17.1, p. 5.

[50]      Dairy Connect, Submission 40, [p. 3].

[51]      WA Farmers, Submission 46, p. 4.

[52]      Mr Graham Manning and Mr Dale Hanks, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2017, pp. 8–10.

[53]      Queensland Dairyfarmers' Organisation, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2017, p. 3

[54]      Mrs Sarah Parker, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 21

[55]      Mr Ben Govett, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 18.

[56]      Mrs Sarah Parker, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 23.

[57]      Mr Ben Govett, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 21.

[58]      Mr Adam Jenkins, United Dairyfarmers' of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 43.

[59]      Dairy Australia, Collective Bargaining for Dairy Farmers, June 2014, p. 3.

[60]      Mr John McQueen, Australian Dairy Farmers, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 36.

[61]      Mr Sarah Parker, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 19.

[62]      Dairy Connect, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2017, p. 11.

[63]      Mr John McQueen, Australian Dairy Farmers, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 36.

[64]      Mr Adam Jenkins, United Dairyfarmers' of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 44.

[65]      Mr John McQueen, Australian Dairy Farmers, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 37.

[66]      Mr John Cochrane, Premium Milk Collective Bargaining Group, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2017, pp. 16–23.

[67]      Australian Dairy Farmers, Submission 10, [pp. 3–4].

[68]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 23, p. 2.

[69]      Mr John McQueen, Australian Dairy Farmers, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017,
pp. 35–36.

[70]      Mr John McQueen, Australian Dairy Farmers, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017,
pp. 35–36.

[71]      Mr John McQueen, Australian Dairy Farmers, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 38.

[72]      ASBFEO, Submission 2, [p. 1].

[73]      Parmalat Australia, Submission 16, p. 5.

[74]      Parmalat Australia, Submission 16, p. 5.

[75]      United Dairyfarmers' of Victoria, Submission 39, [p. 4].

[76]      Mr Shaughn Morgan, Dairy Connect, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2017, p. 13.

[77]      Dairy Connect, Submission 40, [p. 3].

[78]      Mr Shaughn Morgan, Dairy Connect, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2017, p. 11.

[79]      Mr John Cochrane, Premium Milk Collective Bargaining Group, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2017, p. 19.

[80]      QDO, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2017, p. 4.

[81]      Mr Alex Robertson, Farmer Power, Committee Hansard, 26 October 2016, p. 18.

[82]      Farmer Power, Submission 17, pp. 9–10.

[83]      Mr John McQueen, Australian Dairy Farmers, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017,
pp. 40–41.

[84]      ASBFEO, Submission 2, [p. 3].

[85]      Mr Graham Forbes, Dairy Connect, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2017, pp. 14–15.

[86]      ASBFEO, Dairy Code of Practice welcomed, 3 July 2017, http://www.asbfeo.gov.au/ news/news-articles/dairy-code-practice-welcomed (accessed 4 August 2017).

[87]      Senate Economics References Committee, Milking it for all it's worth—competition and pricing in the Australian dairy industry, May 2010, pp. 32–33.

Chapter 4 - The effect of major retailers on the raw milk price

[1]        Senate Economics References Committee, The impacts of supermarket price decisions on the dairy industry, November 2011.

[2]        Mr Alister Jordan, Coles, Committee Hansard, November 2016, p. 49.

[3]        Mr Stephen Donohue, Woolworths, Committee Hansard, 15 November 2016, p. 41.

[4]        Mr Alister Jordan, Coles, Committee Hansard, November 2016, p. 50.

[5]        Dairy Australia, Dairy Situation and Outlook, June 2017, p. 15.

[6]        Mr Stephen Donohue, Woolworths, Committee Hansard, 15 November 2016, pp. 41–42.

[7]        Mr Stephen Donohue, Woolworths, Committee Hansard, 15 November 2016, pp. 41, 44.

[8]        Mr Stephen Donohue, Woolworths, Committee Hansard, 15 November 2016, p. 41.

[9]        Mr Alister Jordan, Coles, Committee Hansard, 15 November 2016, p. 50.

[10]      Victorian Farmers Federation, The Farmers' Fund Story, https://www.vff.org.au/farmersfund (accessed 3 April 2017).

[11]      Mr Alister Jordan, Coles, Committee Hansard, 15 November 2016, pp. 54, 56.

[12]      Alana Brennan, Submission 35, [p. 3].

[13]      Parmalat Australia, Submission 16, pp. 4–5.

[14]      Murray Goulburn, Submission 8, p. 16.

[15]      Norco, Submission 18, p. 4.

[16]      Mr Alistair Jordan, Coles, Committee Hansard, 15 November 2016, p. 57.

[17]      Mr Michael Partridge, WA Farmers, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2017, p. 26.

[18]      Mr Greg Dennis, Committee Hansard, 15 November 2017, p. 34.

[19]      Queensland Dairyfarmers' Organisation, Submission 9, p. 3.

[20]      QDO, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2017, p. 9.

[21]      Mr Tony Girgis, Brownes Dairy, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2017, p. 32.

[22]      Mr Barry Irvin, Bega Cheese, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 33.

[23]      Queensland Dairyfarmers' Organisation, Submission 9, p. 4.

[24]      Brownes Food Operations, Submission 42, [p. 6].

[25]      Harris Farm Markets, Submission 1, [p. 2].

[26]      Harris Farm Markets, Submission 1, [p. 1].

[27]      Lion Dairy and Drinks, Submission 13, p. 6.

[28]      Lion Dairy and Drinks, Submission 13, p. 2

[29]      Mr Tony Girgis, Brownes Dairy, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2017, p. 32.

[30]      Mr Ben Govett, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 18.

[31]      QDO, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2017, p. 8.

[32]      Mr Andrew Burns, Norco Cooperative Limited, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2017,
pp. 26–27.

[33]      Mr Greg McNamara, Norco Cooperative Limited, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2017, p. 29.

[34]      Mr Greg Dennis, Committee Hansard, 15 November 2017, p. 35.

[35]      United Dairyfarmers' of Victoria, Submission 39, [p. 4].

[36]      Mr Gary Dawson, Australian Food and Grocery Council, Committee Hansard, 3 February 2017, p. 26.

[37]      Mr Michael Partridge, WA Farmers, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2017, p. 22.

[38]      Australian Dairy Farmers, Submission 10, [p. 7].

[39]      Mr Graham Forbes, Dairy Connect, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2017.

[40]      Mr Barry Irvin, Bega Cheese, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 33.

[41]      Brownes Food Operations, Submission 42, [p. 6].

[42]      Brownes Food Operations, Submission 42, [p. 4].

[43]      Brownes Food Operations, Submission 42, [p. 1].

[44]      Queensland Dairyfarmers' Organisation, Submission 9, pp. 3, 6.

[45]      Queensland Dairyfarmers' Organisation, Submission 9, p. 3.

Chapter 5 - Retrospective step‑downs in 2015–16 milk pricing

[1]        Murray Goulburn, Submission 8, p. 3.

[2]        Murray Goulburn, Submission 8, p. 3.

[3]        Mr Brett Findlay, Submission 30, [p. 3].

[4]        Mr Brett Findlay, Submission 30, [p. 3].

[5]        Murray Goulburn, Submission 8, p. 4.

[6]        Murray Goulburn, Submission 8, p. 4.

[7]        Murray Goulburn, Submission 8, pp. 4–5.

[8]        Murray Goulburn, Submission 8, p. 5.

[9]        Murray Goulburn, Submission 8, p. 5.

[10]      Fonterra Co-operative Group, Submission 38, p. 3.

[11]      Fonterra Co-operative Group, Submission 38, p. 4.

[12]      Fonterra Co-operative Group, Submission 38, p. 4.

[13]      Murray Goulburn, Murray Goulburn sets opening price for 2015/16 and re-confirms full year forecast, 24 June 2015.

[14]      The final 2015–16 FMP for the Southern Milk Region was $4.80/kgMS.

[15]      Due to lower volumes of milk from 5 May 2016, the average milk price for 2015–16 was $5.13/kgMS.

[16]      Fonterra Co-operative Group, Submission 38, p. 4.

[17]      Murray Goulburn, Submission 8, p. 12.

[18]      Matthew Dunkley and Darren Gray, 'How Murray Goulburn fooled its farmers, shareholders and its own board', Sydney Morning Herald, 30 July 2017, http://www.smh.com.au/business /how-murray-goulburn-fooled-its-farmers-shareholders-and-its-own-board-20170727-gxkbd4.html (accessed 4 August 2017).

[19]      Mr Gary Helou, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2017, p. 45.

[20]      Jemima Whyte and Julie-Anne Sprague, 'Murray Goulburn price cut to be felt across the agriculture sector', Australian Financial Review, 29 April 2016, http://www.afr.com/business/agriculture/murray-goulburn-price-cut-to-be-felt-across-the-agriculture-sector-20160428-goht3d (accessed 23 May 2017).

[21]      Mr Gary Helou, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2017, pp. 42–43.

[22]      Lion Dairy and Drinks, Submission 13, p. 2.

[23]      Parmalat Australia, Submission 16, p. 5.

[24]      Bega Cheese, Submission 37, [p. 7].

[25]      Bega Cheese, Submission 37, [p. 7].

[26]      Mr Brett Findlay, Submission 30, [pp. 5, 9].

[27]      Ms Karrinjeet Singh-Mahil and Mr Brian Schuler, Submission 20, p. 1.

[28]      Ms Karrinjeet Singh-Mahil, Committee Hansard, 15 November 2016, p. 5.

[29]      MR Michael Stapleton, Submission 19, pp. 2–3.

[30]      Mr Michael Stapleton, Submission 19, p. 4.

[31]      Mr Peter Laverty, Submission 27, p. 4.

[32]      Mr Peter Laverty, Submission 27, p. 4.

[33]      Parmalat Australia, Submission 16, p. 2.

[34]      Mr Barry Irvin, Bega Cheese, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 31.

[35]      Parmalat Australia, Submission 16, p. 3.

[36]      Andrew and Christine Sebire, Submission 12, [p. 1].

[37]      Andrew and Christine Sebire, Submission 12, [p. 1].

[38]      Mr Brett Findlay, Submission 30, [p. 7].

[39]      Craig and Rachel Dettling, Submission 31, [p. 1].

[40]      Mr Brett Findlay, Submission 30, [p. 6].

[41]      Murray Goulburn, Submission 8, p. 14.

[42]      The final average 2015–16 cash price for the Southern Milk Region was $5.53 with the support provided by the MSSP.

[43]      Murray Goulburn, Submission 8, p. 15.

[44]      Murray Goulburn, Submission 8, p. 15.

[45]      Murray Goulburn, Submission 8, p. 15.

[46]      Murray Goulburn, Murray Goulburn announces completion of Milk Supply Support Package review, ASX announcement, 27 October 2017, p. 2.

[47]      Grant Samuel & Associates, Letter to Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co., p. 2; attachment to Murray Goulburn, Murray Goulburn announces completion of Milk Supply Support Package review, ASX announcement, 27 October 2017.

[48]      Murray Goulburn, Murray Goulburn 2017 half-year results presentation, 24 February 2017, p. 6.

[49]      See, for example, Ben and Rennae McInnes, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 14.

[50]      Bega Cheese, Submission 37, [p. 7].

[51]      Murray Goulburn, Murray Goulburn asset and footprint review conclusions, http://www.mgc.com.au/media/46199/asx.pdf (accessed 23 May 2017).

[52]      Ms Karrinjeet Singh‑Mahil, Committee Hansard, 15 November 2016, p. 5.

[53]      Fonterra, The facts – Australian milk price announcement, https://www.fonterra.com/nz/en/ news-and-media/articles/The_facts_Australian_milk_price_announcement.html (accessed 29 May 2017).

[54]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 23, p. 1.

[55]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Dairy Recovery Concessional Loans, http://www.agriculture.gov.au/ag-farm-food/drought/assistance/farm-business-concessional-loans-scheme/dairy-recovery-concessional-loans (accessed 28 March 2017).

[56]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 23, p. 2.

[57]      Mr Brett Findlay, Submission 30, [p. 9].

[58]      Mr Brett Findlay, Submission 30, [p. 9].

[59]      Mrs Sarah Parker, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 17

[60]      Mr John McQueen, Australian Dairy Farmers, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 41.

[61]      Mr Patrick Nicholson, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, pp. 10–11.

Chapter 6 - Government needs to play the right role

[1]        Mr Rhys Palmer, Committee Hansard, 3 February 2017, p. 2.

[2]        See, for example, Mr Andrew Weinert, Submission 28.

[3]        Mr Brian Tessman, QDO, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2017, p. 2.

[4]        Fonterra Co-operative Group, Submission 38, p. 5.

[5]        Mr Paul Weller, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 12.

[6]        Mrs Sarah Parker, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 22

[7]        Mr Lionel Harniess, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 22.

[8]        Farmer Power, Supplementary Submission 17.1, p. 4.

[9]        Farmer Power, Submission 17, p. 9.

[10]      Mr Darryl Cardona, Committee Hansard, 3 February 2017, p. 21.

[11]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 23, pp. 3–4.

[12]      Mr Graham Forbes, Dairy Connect, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2017, p. 14.

[13]      Mr Chris O'Keefe, Submission 34, [p. 1].

[14]      Mr Graham Forbes, Dairy Connect, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2017, p. 11.

[15]      A standard form contract is prepared by one party to the contract and where the other party has little or no opportunity to negotiate the terms—that is, it is offered on a 'take it or leave it' basis.

[16]      ACCC, Submission 5, p. 2.

[17]      ACCC, Submission 5, p. 2.

[18]      ACCC, Submission 5, p. 2.

[19]      ACCC, Submission 5, p. 2.

[20]      ACCC, Submission 5, p. 2.

[21]      ASBFEO, Submission 2, [p. 3].

[22]      PIRSA, Submission 22, p. 4.

[23]      ACCC, Submission 5, p. 2.

[24]      Explanatory Memorandum, Competition and Consumer Amendment (Misuse of Market Power) Bill 2016, p. 1.

[25]      Queensland Dairyfarmers' Organisation, Submission 9, p. 4.

[26]      Queensland Dairyfarmers' Organisation, Submission 9, pp. 3–4.

[27]      Mr Michael Partridge, WA Farmers, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2017, p. 22.

[28]      Mr Alister Jordan, Coles, Committee Hansard, 15 November 2016, p. 51.

[29]      Mr Alister Jordan, Coles, Committee Hansard, 15 November 2016, p. 51.

[30]      Productivity Commission, Regulation of Australian Agriculture, Inquiry Report No. 79, 15 November 2016, p. 519.

[31]      Norco, Submission 18, p. 3.

[32]      Lindsay Jarvis and Ann Jarvis, Submission 3, [p. 2].

[33]      Lindsay Jarvis and Ann Jarvis, Submission 3, [p. 1].

[34]      Norco, Submission 18, p. 5.

[35]      Norco, Submission 18, p. 3.

[36]      Mr Greg McNamara, Norco Cooperative Limited, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2017.

[37]      Norco, Submission 18, p. 4.

[38]      Senate Economics References Committee, Milking if for all its worth—competition and pricing and in the Australian dairy industry, May 2010, p. 67.

[39]      Senate Economics References Committee, Cooperative, mutual and member-owned firms, March 2016.

[40]      Mr Shaughn Morgan, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2017, p. 13.

[41]       Mr Geoff Atkinson, Committee Hansard, 3 February 2017, p. 19.

[42]       Mr Alex Robertson, Committee Hansard, 3 February 2017, p. 22.

[43]       ACCC, ACCC takes action against Murray Goulburn, https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/accc-takes-action-against-murray-goulburn (accessed 18 May 2017).

[44]       Senate Economics References Committee, The impacts of supermarket price decisions on the dairy industry, November 2011, p. 88.

[45]       Senate Economics References Committee, The impacts of supermarket price decisions on the dairy industry, November 2011, p. 88.

[46]       Senate Economics References Committee, The impacts of supermarket price decisions on the dairy industry, November 2011, p. 88.

[47]      Malcolm Turnbull (Prime Minister), Coalition announces $579m support package for dairy farmers, Media Release, 25 May 2016, https://www.malcolmturnbull.com.au/media/the-coalition-will-guarantee-support-for-australian-dairy-farmers (accessed 28 March 2017).

[48]      Malcolm Turnbull (Prime Minister), Coalition announces $579m support package for dairy farmers, Media Release, 25 May 2016, https://www.malcolmturnbull.com.au/media/the-coalition-will-guarantee-support-for-australian-dairy-farmers (accessed 28 March 2017).

[49]      Mr Peter Laverty, Submission 27, p. 2.

[50]      Mr Peter Laverty, Submission 27, p. 2.

[51]      Mr Peter Laverty, Submission 27, p. 3.

[52]      Mr Paul Weller, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 12.

[53]      Mr Ben Govett, Committee Hansard, 2 February 2017, p. 19.

[54]      Mr Ian Halliday, Dairy Australia, Committee Hansard, 15 November 2016, p. 30.

[55]      Fonterra Co-operative, Submission 38, pp. 5–6.

[56]      Dairy Australia, Submission 33, p. 7.

[57]      Dairy Australia, Submission 33, p. 2.

[58]      Dairy Australia, Submission 33, pp. 5–6.

[59]      Alex McKenzie, Submission 24, [p. 2].

[60]      Parmalat Australia, Submission 16, p. 4.

[61]      Mr Darryl Cardona, Committee Hansard, 3 February 2017, p. 20.

Dissenting Report by Coalition Senators

[1]        Australian Dairy Farmers, The Difference is in the Detail, 23 September 2016, http://www.australiandairyfarmers.com.au/media-corner/the-difference-is-in-the-detail (accessed 17 August 2017).

Attachment 1 - Additional Comments by Senator Nick Xenophon and other Senators to the 2011 Economics References Committee Report on The impacts of supermarket price decisions on the dairy industry Additional Comments by Independent Senator Nick Xenophon, Nationals Senator John Williams, Liberal Senator the Hon. Bill Heffernan, Democratic Labor Party Senator John Madigan, and Australian Greens Senator Christine Milne

[1]        Ms Natalie Samia, Woolworths Limited, Submission 98, p. 2.

[2]        Australian Bureau of Statistics, The Australian Dairy Industry, 1301.0 – Year Book Australia, 2004.

[3]        Dairy Australia, 'Dairy at a Glance', www.dairyaustralia.com.au/Statistics-and-markets/Farm-facts/Dairy-at-a-glance.aspx, accessed 29 October 2011.

[4]        Ms Natalie Samia, Woolworths Limited, Submission 98, p. 3.

[5]        Courier Mail, Wesfarmers hints at end to discounts, 29 July 2011, p. 38.

[6]        Mr Graeme Samuel, ACCC: Coles discounting of house brand milk is not predatory pricing, www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/998776/fromItemId/142, accessed 29 October 2011.

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[8]        Mr Brian Cassidy, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2011, p. 22.

[9]        Mr Brian Cassidy, ACCC, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2011, p. 45.

[10]      Australian Dairy Farmers, Committee Hansard, 6 October 2011, p. 3.

[11]      Australian Dairy Farmers, Committee Hansard, 6 October 2011, p. 1.

[12]      Australian Dairy Farmers, Committee Hansard, 6 October 2011, p. 2.

[13]      Australian Dairy Farmers, Committee Hansard, 6 October 2011, p. 2.

[14]      Parmalat Australia Ltd, Submission 117, p. 2.

[15]      National Foods, Submission 97, pp. 18-19.

[16]      Lion Dairy & Drinks, Submission 159, p. 7.

[17]      Lion Dairy & Drinks, Submission 159, p. 8.

[18]      ACCC, answers to questions on notice, 20 October 2011.

[19]      Mr Duncan Makeig, Lion Dairy & Drinks, Committee Hansard, 6 October 2011, p. 13.

[20]      Mr Duncan Makeig, Lion Dairy & Drinks, Committee Hansard, 6 October 2011, p. 17.

[21]      ACCC, Committee Hansard, 6 October 2011, p. 37.

[22]      Associate Professor Frank Zumbo, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2011, p. 51.

[23]      Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, answers to questions on notice, received 20 October 2011.

[24]      Queensland Dairy Farmers, Submission 94, p. 27.

[25]      Australian Dairy Farmers, Committee Hansard, 8 March 2011, p. 18.

[26]      NARGA, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2011, p. 14.

[27]      CHOICE, Committee Hansard, 29 March 2011, p. 84.

[28]      CHOICE, Committee Hansard, 29 March 2011, p. 89.

[29]      Associate Professor Frank Zumbo, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2011, p. 52.

[30]      Associate Professor Frank Zumbo, Submission 99, p. 18.

[31]      Associate Professor Frank Zumbo, Submission 99, p. 20.

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