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The Pastoralists and Graziers Association of Western Australia (PGA), is a
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
-based
lobby group acting in the interests of agricultural and associated industries, in particular promoting
free enterprise
In economics, a free market is an economic system in which the prices of goods and services are determined by supply and demand expressed by sellers and buyers. Such markets, as modeled, operate without the intervention of government or any ...
in the industry.
History
The PGA was founded in 1907.
Description
The PGA supports a
free market
In economics, a free market is an economic system in which the prices of goods and services are determined by supply and demand expressed by sellers and buyers. Such markets, as modeled, operate without the intervention of government or any o ...
system and strongly opposes "statutory marketing" and related governmental regulation. It has sometimes clashed with the
Western Australian Farmers Federation
Western Australian Farmers Federation (WAFarmers) is an agricultural organisation in Western Australia.
In the one hundred years of its existence, the various interactions with other groups, and the separation, then inclusion of political activit ...
, over issues such as lamb and wheat marketing.
References
External links
1907 establishments in Australia
Rural organisations in Western Australia
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