Brits, Canadians, Americans and other abusers of the English language might have a little trouble mastering the subtleties of Aussie, but that hasn t slowed down Australia s influence in the world. Australia s people and its products have changed world culture. For instance, in almost any country in the world, you can sit in front of a television set sipping a glass of Foster s lager, watching a re-run of the movie Crocodile Dundee, broadcast over a satellite network owned by Rupert Murdoch. That s what I call the global Australian connection. It s a strong connection, and a proud connection.
Agriculture is a business that feeds the world.
A business that sustains and enriches life on this planet. We re part of a tradition that goes back before the beginning of recorded history. And nobody who doesn t actually work in agriculture can understand the joys and the frustrations of this business quite as well as we can. It is a bond shared by every one of us. So when the membership of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers gets together, I consider it a kind of family reunion.