Philosophically, these are difficult issues. The breakup in Australia was that the Australian Labour Party, which is now the government, was in favour of deregulation. The Liberal Party, which is not the equivalent of the Liberal Party here—we're a bit more conservative than your Liberal Party—was in favour of it. The National Party, as a badge of honour, as a minority in Parliament, was in favour of keeping the Australian Wheat Board.
On April 22nd, 2009. See this statement in context.