Over 3,500 sugar cane farmers and supporters recently marched through the streets of Townsville in protests at the plan of the Federal and Queensland governments to deregulate the industry.The two governments are also putting up a $150 million adjustment package over four years, for an industry that is losing $400-$600 million a year since it was partly deregulated in 1996.Angry farmers had earlier rallied at meetings along the Queensland coast against the joint government proposals, and in supp…
