Will NZ apples ever be allowed into Australia?

Sepuloni Feao, from Tonga, pictured at the Mr Apple Packhouse in Whakatu near Hastings. Photo / Paul Taylor, Hawke's Bay Today

Opinion

Australia's Coalition Party is confident its proposed new legislation on Kiwi apple imports wouldn't break a World Trade Organisation judgement.

Opposition Agriculture spokesman John Cobb wants to introduce a Bill to the Australian Parliament amending quarantine regulations on New Zealand apples.

He says it wouldn't be a breach of the recent WTO ruling that requires Australia to accept Kiwi apples, as the decision merely said Australia's existing protocols were too tough.

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