Australia-New food label to help farmers.

AUSTRALIA-SUPPORTING FARMERS.

The Federal Government will set up a "Grown in Australia" labelling program for packaged foods.

Shops and supermarkets are already required to label fresh fruit and vegetables with the country of origin.

Agriculture Minister Tony Burke says consumers have the right to know what they’re buying.

"The process and laws that we have in terms of labelling are unbelievably complex," he says.

"We have to get to the point where consumers, when they think they’re buying Australian, actually are."