“Politicians, when talking about a growing population, tend to focus on the south-east Queensland corner,” he said.
“But we know there’s a number of marginal seats right up and down the coast and certainly in central parts of Queensland and these areas will be critical to being re-elected.
“They are also critical to promoting population growth outside of a our major population centres.”
Both Labor and the Coalition are promising further announcements on climate change before the election on August 21.
Mr Galligan says both parties are taking a cautious approach on the issue and more details are needed.
“From an agricultural perspective climate change has two aspects,” he said.
“How do we deal with emissions trading, and from a farming perspective, we have solutions that can be offered and also a management problem in dealing with emissions.
“There’s also a lot of positive signs that farmers can be part of the solution for emissions.”
Mr Galligan says the major parties need to look at how a forthcoming Murray Darling Basin Plan will affect regional communities in Queensland.
“From a QFF’s perspective we would like a new federal government to be looking at issues around water reform and certainly declining productivity in an agricultural sense,” he said.
“[Also] our sustainable management of our natural resources, particularly as they relate to the growing population.
“Both parties have identified managing a growing population will be central to their election campaign.”