[1] He opposed the return of Uluru to its traditional owners in 1985, responding "give 'em Melbourne" in a parliamentary debate on the issue.
"[4][5][6] In July 1986, he called for the cancellation of a contract to buy defence helicopters from the United States in response to American wheat tariffs.
He was immediately stood down from the shadow ministry, and was later found guilty, convicted, fined and sentenced to a six-month good behaviour bond, with an appeal unsuccessful.
[1][13][14] Cameron unsuccessfully challenged Sir Robert Sparkes for the presidency of the National Party in 1990 and then returned to farming.
[15] He was injured in an industrial accident in August 2014, when a machinery collapse saw him trapped in an underground grain silo for seven hours.