Wednesday May 19, 2010 Uproar As Risks Dock

Changes to Australia's cargo inspection regime pose a serious threat to biosecurity, according to orchardists and bee keepers.

The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service ceased inspecting every container arriving at...

Wednesday May 19, 2010 Fruit Flies Swat Export Hopes

Fruit fly outbreaks in two states will hit the hip-pockets of exporters for the coming season.

 Two new outbreaks of Queensland fruit fly have been detected at Strathmerton and Eldorado in northern Victoria, while in NSW...

Wednesday May 19, 2010 China Fruit Fears

BIOSECURITY Australia will again examine the risks posed by Chinese apples after receiving five appeals against allowing them into the country.

Biosecurity Australia chief executive Dr Colin Grant said a panel would be convened...

Wednesday May 19, 2010 Giving Away Our Food Future

Cheap imports are undercutting Australian farmers and deceiving consumers.

Monday May 17, 2010 The Time Bomb

We talk about saving the world from climate change, feeding its people and potential mass migration of needy people, yet we do not talk about the root cause that combines all these problems into one gigantic potential...