Sugar farmers give Prince Charles lowdown on royal reef flush

Colin Bettles
Updated April 9 2018 - 3:04pm, first published April 8 2018 - 9:30am
CANEGROWERS Chair Paul Schembri says he'd like to show Prince Charles around a modern Australian sugarcane farm.
CANEGROWERS Chair Paul Schembri says he'd like to show Prince Charles around a modern Australian sugarcane farm.

SUGAR cane farmers have hit back at Prince Charles over comments made during his visit to Australia about the use of banned chemicals impacting the Great Barrier Reef.

Colin Bettles

Colin Bettles

Canberra Bureau Chief

Has been the Canberra Bureau Chief for Fairfax Agricultural Media since 2010 - survived the hung parliament - former media manager at Western Australian Cricket Association now covering national agricultural and rural issues in federal politics.

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