Vic government fails to table key bills
The Allan Government has broken its promise to table radical new animal welfare legislation and bills to create two new national parks.
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Government on the hunt for live export phase out ‘advocate’
The role will be a crucial conduit between industry and government, and particularly well remunerated.
‘Evolution rather than revolution’: New Nats leader’s approach
New Victorian Nats’ leader Danny O’Brien has been described as having a “masters’ degree in life experience”. Read about his journey.
‘Mockery’: Great Forest National Park a done deal
The Victorian Government adopted a plan to create the Great Forest National Park back in May, making a “mockery” of the consultation period.
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Government to sell roads maintenance agency
The Weekly Times can reveal the Allan Government has dismantled Regional Roads Victoria as it prepares to sell its road maintenance business.
New cash for southwest drought
Premier Jacinta Allan has revealed a new drought package for southwest Victoria after one of its driest years on record. Here’s the details.
Devil in the detail: Inside the new UAE trade deal
Australia is about to sign a new trade deal with the United Arab Emirates that includes a new chapter on sustainability not seen before.
‘I would have liked more’: Was the National Ag Rally a success?
Questions have been raised about those who were absent at the Keep the Sheep and National Ag Rally — and how many people really attended.
Deforestation definitions released to protect Aussie beef farmers
Key definitions linked to deforestation have been given an Australian context, but some argue it could be seen as greenwashing.
More than 100 farmers sign letter for stronger nature laws
The farmers are among 300 signatories to the open letter to the Prime Minister calling for beefed up protections and funding to protect and repair nature.
Battle for wild dog control
Victorian Agriculture Minister Ros Spence is believed to be battling biodiversity bureaucrats in a bid to extend wild dog controls for three more years.
‘Four to five days off disaster’: Why winter rain hasn’t guaranteed West’s fortunes
Farmers in Western Victoria have told Agriculture Minister Ros Spence that despite some winter rain, their season remains on a knife’s-edge.
Keep the Sheep decline meeting with Ag Minister
Lobby group Keep the Sheep has declined a meeting with Agriculture Minister Julie Collins ahead of its rally next week.
DEECA to cut hundreds of regional jobs
The Victorian Government will cut more than 200 forest and bushfire staff, across 99 regional work centres. This is what we know.
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