SECURING THE FUTURE OF AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURE

A re-elected Coalition Government will build on its $1.7 billion investment in agriculture since 2021 to create new jobs and prosperity in our regions and help the industry achieve its goal of reaching $100 billion farm gate output by 2030.

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LABOR WILL DESTROY AUSTRALIAN MEAT INDUSTRY

News that a Labor Government would ban live sheep exports sent a shiver up the spines of every grazier in Australia.

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BETTER MOBILE RECEPTION FOR NORTH QUEENSLAND

Residents and businesses in North Queensland will soon be better connected following a successful application for funding under Round 2 of the Regional Connectivity Program.

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REEF WATERS IMPROVE THANKS TO FARMERS

Queensland farmers have received high praise after the state’s latest Reef Water Quality Report Card showed continued improvement in nitrogen and fine sediment entering the Barrier Reef lagoon.

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A STRONG BUDGET FOR NORTHERN AUSTRALIA AND YOU

Significant funding commitments in the 2022-23 Budget will drive the growth of towns and communities across Northern Australia, creating jobs and driving our economic growth into the future.

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LAWFUL GUN OWNERS ARE NOT GOING TO JAIL

LAWFUL gun owners will not be targeted by new legislation passed in the Federal Lower House recently designed to curb the movement of illicit firearms throughout Australia.

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VEGAN FOOD PACKAGING FOCUS OF INQUIRY RECOMMENDATIONS

Mandatory food labelling requirements and a far-reaching review of Australia’s food standards regulator are among nine recommendations made today (Thursday) by a Senate Inquiry into meat definitions which could have major ramifications for the plant protein and non-dairy “milk” industries.

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$1 BILLION FOR GREAT BARRIER REEF RESILIENCE

North Queensland-based Senator and Special Envoy for Northern Australia, Susan McDonald has hailed as a big win for farmers news that $1 billion in federal funding for the Great Barrier Reef would include examining urban water runoff.

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