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WA Ag Minister calls on Minister Watt to help sheep producers

WA Agriculture Minister, Jackie Jarvis, has written to her Federal counterpart, Murray Watt, to call for a delay to this season's live export shipping moratorium start date – to give struggling WA sheep farmers a lifeline to sell their livestock.

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Politics, Biosecurity

Red meat industry lashes Biosecurity Tax at Senate hearing

Concerns about the timing, implementation, fairness and transparency of the Biosecurity Protection Levy (BPL) were aired by red me...
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Sustainability, Politics

Sustainable Ag Summit announced

The government will hold the Sustainable Ag Summit next month, with the vision of creating a plan to help the agriculture sector m...
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Sustainability, Politics

Farmers cautiously welcome new enviro rules

A new national environment watchdog will be have the power to issue fines of up to $780 million and order jail terms of up to seve...
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Red meat industry lashes Biosecurity Tax at Senate hearing
DAFF staff were grilled about the details of the Biosecurity Protection Levy at a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday. Red meat representatives told the hearing they were still in the dark as the July 1 start date looms.
Sustainable Ag Summit announced
The government will hold the Sustainable Ag Summit next month, with the vision of creating a plan to help the agriculture sector meet its own climate goals.
Farmers cautiously welcome new enviro rules
Staged approach pushes back Independent EPA will have powers similar to Australian Federal Police and can issue fines up to $780 million or seven years jail.
Woolworths boss threatened with jail in Senate hearing
Woolworths boss Brad Banducci has been threatened with a six-month prison sentence and a fine for failing to answer questions at a Senate inquiry.
Supermarket Inquiry: Who said what?
A roundup of all the major statements following the interim report into the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct this week.
Supermarket code overhaul to bring cheaper prices: PM
Fines as high as $10 million have been proposed in a mandatory supermarket code the Prime Minister says will lead to cheaper prices at the checkout.
Indonesia suspends live exports from 'particular establishment'
The Department of Agriculture has confirmed that Indonesia has temporarily suspended live cattle from a Northern Territory exporter, following suspected botulism deaths on board the Brahman Express. 
Biosecurity 'tax' passes to the Senate
The Opposition and Cross Bench have rejected the government’s signature biosecurity bill in the house, with a rockier path in the senate awaiting.
Researchers say carbon credit revegetation projects fail to offset emissions
Australian researchers say there is little evidence of forest renewal on land that is being used to produce carbon credits for the offset market.

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