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31 August, 2026

Farmers pledge to fight

MARNOO’s small population swelled dramatically on Saturday night, with a Farmer’s Fightback ‘FUNdraiser’ meeting abuzz with about 1000 people from as far as New South Wales and Gippsland to galvanise opposition to a range of Federal and State Government policies they claim target farmers’ livelihoods.

By Mark Rabich

In front of about 1000 people at Marnoo on Saturday night, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson spoke at a Farmer’s Fightback meeting which included Barnaby Joyce and several ordinary farmers telling of their opposition to transmission lines and other projects likely to affect farmland use.
In front of about 1000 people at Marnoo on Saturday night, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson spoke at a Farmer’s Fightback meeting which included Barnaby Joyce and several ordinary farmers telling of their opposition to transmission lines and other projects likely to affect farmland use.

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