Mining tycoon Andrew Forrest and Australian agribusiness Elders are pursuing a deal to further open up live cattle exports to China.
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Labor pressures Nash to resign over star rating scandal
Fiona Nash has been censured by parliament for misleading the senate and failing to produce documents that allegedly proved she had adequate provisions in place that addressed her chief of staff’s co-ownership in a junk food lobby.
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AFGC welcomes Victorian Food to Asia Action Plan
Peak lobby group, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has welcomed the release of the Victorian Government’s Food to Asia Action Plan.
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Food industry must stop undermining the star rating system, AMA
Dr Steve Hambleton, president of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) has accused the Australian food industry of ‘undermining’ the Health Star Rating System.
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Agricultural exports to China worth $7.3b, ABARES
According to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), agricultural exports to China have doubled in five years to represent $7.3b in 2013.
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Cadbury fights Nestle over Kit Kat trademark
Cadbury is fighting attempts by rival confectioner, Nestle, to trademark the shape of its popular chocolate snack, Kit Kat.
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SA state government to invest $6m in food and wine if re-elected
The South Australian government has announced that it will invest $6m to boost food, wine and fibre production under the agribusiness accelerator program should it get re-elected this month.
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ACT passes ban on factory farming practices
The ACT Government has passed legislation that bans sow stalls, battery cages and the de-beaking of chickens throughout the territory.
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Dick Smith loses OzEmite name rights
Entrepreneur and advocate for Australia’s food manufacturing industry, Dick Smith, has lost the name rights to his OzEmite spread, with Intellectual Property Australia ruling the product is to be pulled from retailers’ shelves.
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AFGC called Nash’s office same day as star rating site was pulled
The Australian Food and Grocery Council has said that it contacted assistant health minister, Fiona Nash’s office on the day that the health star rating website was taken offline.
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Food labels are about informing choice, not some nanny state
Food labelling requirements aren’t a manifestation of the nanny state, they’re there to provide accurate, easy-to-understand information.
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Food grants axing, a “slap in the face”: Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance
The federal government has axed the $1.5 million Community Food Grants program, which would have seen funds invested in projects including farmers markets, food co-operatives, community gardens and city farms.
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Federal government to ramp up anti-dumping measures
Industry minister Ian Macfarlane has announced that the federal government plans to increase penalties against processors of illegally dumped imported tomatoes, as well as introduce legislation that will reverse the onus of proof on foreign suppliers.
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ACCC will not oppose Amcor’s bid for Detmold
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced that it will not oppose the proposed acquisition by Amcor Ltd of competitor, Detmold Group’s Australian flexible packaging operation.
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Abbott government pushed to cut SPC wages by up to 40 percent, Unions say
Union officials are alleging that the Abbott government had pushed for SPC Ardmona to cut workers’ pay by up to 40 percent in exchange for an assistance package.
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Should the food industry resign from the health department too?
Furore over links between Assistant Minister for Health Fiona Nash’s office and industry continues with revelations that her former chief of staff is connected to the alcohol, as well as the food industry.
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SPC Ardmona’s bailout is crucial given China’s food safety record
In denying federal assistance to SPC Ardmona, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said he wants to signal the end of the corporate “free ride”. But he should bear in mind that the consequences of leaving Australian food manufacturing by the roadside are far greater than any short-term economic agenda.
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SPC investment must be followed by regulatory reform: AFGC
The Australian Food and Grocery Council has announced its support of a $100 million co-investment from Coca-Cola Amatil and the Victorian government to SPC Ardmona, but says the investment needs to be followed by regulatory reform.
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Coca-Cola and VIC invest $100m in SPC
Coca-Cola Amatil and the Victorian government have announced a new $100 million investment plan to assist fruit processor SPC Ardmona and the Goulburn Valley.
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Nash confirms Furnival has interest in spouses’ lobby firm
Assistant health minister Fiona Nash confirmed on Tuesday night that her chief of staff, Alastair Furnival – who aided in pulling down the Health Star Rating website – has shares in his wife’s lobbying company, Australian Public Affairs (APA), which represents snack food giant Mondelez.
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