Fishing competitions to be exempt from new animal welfare laws
VRFish has gained Allan Government commitment to exempt fishing competitions from the new Animal Care and Protection Bill.
Politics
Outrage over rates discount for wind and solar farms
Wind and solar farms are paying just 20 per cent of what they should in municipal rates — and farmers are picking up the shortfall.
Farmers urged to join Keep the Sheep protest
The National Farmers’ Federation has called on its members to make their views about the Labor government’s policies heard.
Murray Darling salt schemes crash
Most of the Murray Darling Basin’s salt interception schemes that were damaged in the 2022 floods have not been repaired, putting communities’ water quality at risk.
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Dear PM: Farm leaders call for live sheep ban reversal
Twenty-five agricultural groups have written to Anthony Albanese, making a last-minute plea for him to reverse a ban on the live sheep export trade.
China lifts hay ban
The export of Australian hay to China is set to resume as tensions between the two nations continue to thaw.
Fire preparations fully underway
Authorities are continuing to prepare for a season holding significant threat of bushfires, as the federal government considers boosting firefighting forces.
Analysis: Allan must tackle regional breakdown
Incoming Premier Jacinta Allan needs to pull back from inner city battles with the Greens to focus on drought, fire and traditional Labor voters.
Bendigo to the big time: Jacinta Allan becomes premier
From Bendigo backbencher to Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan is only one of a handful of regional MPs to reach the apex of power.
AJP’s duck kill contradiction
The Animal Justice Party opposes the killing of animals, but has backed Victoria’s traditional owners shooting ducks.
What’s being said in the referendum’s regional campaign?
Regional Australians are set to vote in their first referendum in a quarter century. Here’s what the rural Yes and No campaigns have to say.
New IR rules may disrupt supply chains
Farm leaders warn the government’s new workplace reforms will increase supply chain costs, while a top union official believes the changes will be “good” for ag.
Hunting ban alienates ALP voters
A duck hunting ban will alienate workers, who are the bedrock of the Victorian Labor Party, says ETU boss Troy Gray.
Duck ban ‘the thin wedge’ for ALP vote loss
Victorian hunters have the numbers to swing six or more of Labor’s most marginal peri-urban and regional electorates into the Coalition’s hands.
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