The fight against fruit fly is set to be boosted with the opening of the $3 million expansion of the world leading National Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) facility at Port Augusta.
The Australian Parliament has passed the Albanese Government’s Export Control Amendment (Streamlining Administrative Processes) Bill 2022 which will simplify the administrative processes associated with exporting goods.
The Albanese Government is working with Seafood Industry Australia to support the mental health and wellbeing of people employed by commercial fisheries and seafood hauler industries, as well as their families, friends and local communities.
I welcome the news that Governor-General has accepted the Prime Minister's recommendation that Mr Adam Fennessy PSM be appointed as the new Secretary for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
The Australian Government will develop a new approach to soils advocacy as part of a more ambitious vision to invest in sustainable agriculture and on-farm climate adaptation.
A new five-year, $30 million national investment to help Australian grain growers better manage risks such as drought and market volatility has been launched today.
Australia’s hardline stance against illegally imported biosecurity risks has caught out would-be smugglers attempting to sneak potential disease-carrying lizards and spiders into the country.
