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...

Friday May 14, 2010 Free Trade Agreement Update

ChinaOur negotiations for a free trade agreement with China have now taken four years and 13 rounds and now Australia has decided on a major change in strategy with China after our senior negotiator quit the stalled free trade...