Primary producers affected by ongoing flooding in New South Wales can apply for recovery grants of up to $25,000 as part of the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.
Central Queensland will benefit from $6 million in funding for Beef 2024, delivered in the Albanese Government’s first Federal Budget, handed down last week.
An international traveller has been fined $2,664 and refused entry to Australia after attempting to bring six kilograms of meat products into the country, in a serious breach of Australia’s biosecurity laws.
More detector dogs and their handlers will be trained and deployed to protect Australia’s biosecurity at the border, as a result of new funding in the Albanese Government’s first budget.
The Albanese Government is investing $134 million in biosecurity measures that protect Australia from threats such as foot and mouth disease (FMD) and lumpy skin disease (LSD).
The Albanese Government is delivering on its commitment to grow Australia’s forestry industry with a $204 million package in the Budget to boost innovation and train the timber industry workforce.
The Albanese Government is delivering on its commitment to back the bush, making critical investments in biosecurity and the timber industry to protect and grow Australia’s vital agricultural and forestry communities.
Joining more than 120 countries in signing the Global Methane Pledge will help ensure ongoing access to international markets for Australia’s $24 billion livestock and dairy industry.
