WAFarmers has welcomed the decision of Victorian Supreme Court Justice Andrew Keogh to dismiss the claims of an animal activist group that an abattoir in Benalla operated by CA Sinclair Pty Ltd (Sinclair) should be banned from using Carbon Dioxide (CO2) to stun pigs before termination. Justice Keogh remarked
Agriculture has always been a battle between biology and the elements, but in Western Australia it has long been an exercise in outsmarting the climate itself. As the world warms and dries, much of the public conversation has focused on what farmers will lose. The real story — the one
WAFarmers offers its sincere gratitude to Tony Seabrook for his enormous contribution to Western Australia’s agriculture sector as he steps down after 11 years as President of the Pastoral and Grazier’s Association of WA (PGA). We wish Tony and his family all the very best for the next chapter in
When a body like Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) — a public-sector institution charged with grappling Australia’s economic malaise — declares its staff now get eight “wellbeing days” a year without needing a reason, you know you’ve left the realm of public service and wandered into courtier-class delusion. This gem
Australia’s state and territory Treasurers met on Friday, after which Federal Treasurer Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP announced: The Commonwealth will also… Extend our ‘Right to Repair’ reforms to agricultural machinery The agreement means the Federal Government can now amend Competition and Consumer legislation as part of its ongoing work on
The Pastoral Award helpfully tells farmers that: “The average ordinary working hours for a farm and livestock hand will be fixed by agreement … but will not exceed an average of 38 hours per week over a 4-week period,” and then repeats the same rule in a different way: “The
