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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 22: Agriculture Minister Murray Watt speaks during a press conference on July 22, 2022 in Brisbane, Australia. There are growing concerns about the threat of foot and mouth disease reaching Australia after viral fragments were found in meat products this week. Foot and mouth disease is a highly contagious disease of livestock that affects cloven-hoofed animals including cattle, buffalo, camels, sheep, goats, deer and pigs and has been reported in countries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and South America. Biosecurity measures at Australian international airports have been increased in response to the current outbreak in Indonesia, in efforts to protect local livestock and the Australian farming industry. (Photo by Dan Peled/Getty Images)

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Biosecurity budget to increase

A predicted federal budget funding boost should deliver Australian agriculture a long-awaited sustainable biosecurity funding model.

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Flood easement buyouts back on the table

NSW Water Minister Rose Jackson has refused to rule out compulsory acquisition of flood easements on NSW Murray and Murrumbidgee riverside properties.

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24709/2020: Stonefruit grower Angus Ferrier, with backpacker workers Eleanor Smith 24 from the UK and her partner Kilian Hoeckman 26 from Belgium, thinning Nectarine trees so the fruit will triple in size on his property west of Stanthorpe, southern QLD. Angus has described the impact the picking shortage could have on the industry. It's tough for the region because last year they were crippled by drought, whereas this year it's the looming shortage that's the problem. Pic Lyndon Mechielsen

Farmers demand worker visa solution

The National Farmers’ Federation have renewed calls for a “purpose-built” visa for ag, with more than 100,000 jobs vacant across the food supply chain.

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1st March 2023: Sheep in pins awaiting loading on trucks bound for port, for live export at Peel Feedlot, Mardella, WA. Philip Gostelow/The Australian

Five-year sheep phase out: Learnings from the live beef ban

A financial expert who helped farmers navigate the 2011 live cattle trade ban has urged policymakers to ensure producers do not lose the farm this time.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 03: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews speaks to the media at the daily press conference on September 03, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Victoria has recorded 208 new COVID-19 cases in the community in the last 24 hours. While lockdown restrictions have been eased slightly to allow playgrounds to reopen from today, Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed all other COVID-19 restrictions will likely remain in place until 70% of Victorians had received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, which is expected to be achieved on 23 September. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Investigation: Andrews stonewalls release of documents

Farmers, forest contractors and rural councils have hit brick walls trying to access crucial government documents. See our timelines of requests and rejections.

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Peter Nixon’s last stand for dairy farming

Peter Nixon’s last stand for dairy farming

After a stint out of the limelight, former National Party politician Peter Nixon is back to put his support behind a plan to save the dairy industry.

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A bushfire burns in the Bunyip Sate Forest near the township of Tonimbuk, Feb. 07, 2009. Bushfires. Fires. Authorities have issued urgent fire warnings to towns near a bushfire burning out of control east of Melbourne. Black Saturday. (AAP Image/ Andrew Brownbill) NO ARCHIVING, INTL OUT

Fuel load maps kept hidden

The Andrews’ Government has ignored freedom of information requests and calls from Parliaments Upper House to release forest fuel-load maps.

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How timber communities were stonewalled

How timber communities were stonewalled

See our timeline of how timber communities were stonewalled by the Andrews’ Government – including which documents they refused to release.

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Murray Basin Project derailed

Murray Basin Project derailed

The business case justifying abandoning completion of the Murray Basin Rail Project has never been released.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, SEPTEMBER 7, 2021. Leader of the Opposition, Matthew Guy (pictured) and deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, David Southwick, hold a press conference after taking leadership of the Victorian Liberal Party. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Crosling

‘Victoria is not a one-party state’: Matthew Guy

Returned opposition leader Matthew Guy says he can “absolutely” win next year’s state election as he reveals his plan to lift lockdown restrictions.

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First arrivals of Pacific workers to the seasonal workforce in the Yarra Ranges at Vernview Apple Orchard in Launching Place. Massi Gregoire from Vanuatu. Picture: Mark Stewart

Vic farms get access to another 1500 Pacific Island workers

Victoria’s seasonal worker quarantine arrangements with Tasmania have been extended, just in the nick of time for growers.

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What campers can and can’t do on river frontages

What campers can and can’t do on river frontages

Regulations for camping on Victorian crown land river frontages licensed to farmers have finally been announced. Get them here.

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NEWS: FONTERRA CLASS ACTIONDannielle O'Loughlin is one of several Fonterra farmers to take part in a class action against the milk processor. Pictured: Dannielle O'LoughlinPICTURE: ZOE PHILLIPS

Farmer frustration over unwieldy work permits

Victorian farmers are now required to give themselves the green light to work on their own properties. Here’s what they think of that.

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Claiming mouse bait rebate a battle

Claiming mouse bait rebate a battle

Applying online for NSW’s 50 per cent rebate on zinc phosphide mouse baits is proving almost impossible for many farmers.

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