CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 26 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:

I have proudly attended Bush Summit every year, starting with the very first one in Dubbo in 2019. It was a great idea by The Daily Telegraph that became a catalyst for an important conversation about regional Australia.

Australia is so much bigger than our big cities. In all their diversity - in environment, character, history and people - the regions give Australia so much of our sense of identity, potential and strength.

Consider the growth of Australian agriculture - up by more than $42 billion in just eight years - and all its flow-on effects.

What's important is that the agricultural sector, like all of regional Australia, is backed by th...