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Permalink Reply by Grant Roberts on January 13, 2010 at 10:38am

I am so glad to have Peter on the ground!
Let's not forget why he went up the Tower of Hope and continue to fight for justice .

Permalink Reply by Andrew Phillips on January 13, 2010 at 6:56pm

Too right. The man's stoicism and sense of justice must not be forgotten just because he has come down from that tower. Now is the time the media, with their goldfish memory, will be tempted to forget the very reason he went up in the first place-this must not be allowed to happen.

Reports have suggested one Aussie farmer takes his/her own life every week. How many more must we lose just because the powers that be don't appreciate the massive contribution these men and women make to the country? How long must they continue to bear unfair treatment and disdain by government, lobby groups and a disinterested media-the very same groups which keep the general public misinformed and ignorant about the trials suffered by the very people who put food on our tables?

Peter put just one issue forward, the attention is there. It's now up to the rest of us to educate the wider community of the threats to regional Australia.