Three men apprehended on the North Coast at Wooli on 22 December in possession of 120 kilograms of eastern rock lobster face serious charges for alleged illegal trafficking and other offences.
Prawns were the most popular big-ticket item on Christmas dinner tables across Australia this year with abundant supplies and discount pricing making them more accessible than ever.
Dozens of professional rock lobster fishermen are facing financial heartache after a dramatic slump in the number of the prized species being caught so far this summer.
A recent report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) shows that the value of aquaculture in Australia has gone up by 8 percent in 2010-11.
Global fast food restaurant chain KFC has been served with a fine of $30,000 for violating the child employment laws in three outlets in Perth, Australia.
Australia-based juice and smoothie chain Boost Juice Bars is set to quadruple its UK footprint after a capital fund acquired a minority stake for £2.5m.
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Alphapharm, in consultation with the TGA, are undertaking a voluntary recall of several batches of Ventolin and Asmol inhalers.
The relocation of the Melbourne Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market from Footscray to Epping is expected to hurt everyone in the fresh produce industry, from wholesalers to retailers and consumers.
Australia’s principal rice grower group, SunRice, has announced a good financial result for the first six months to 31 October 2012, with group profits up 24% on the same period last year.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued a formal warning to McDonald’s in relation to its “Send to Friends” e-marketing campaign for McDonald’s Happy Meals.
Authorities in several Australian states are investigating an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes that has sickened eight people in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia.
While Australian grassfed beef exports are likely to finish the year well above year ago levels, grainfed volumes are likely to finish 2013 well below previous year levels.
The Australian government is extending its COOL requirements to cover new classes of meat, two of the Australian government’s department ministers said in a news release.
The favourable weather conditions have seen harvest receivals ramp up with deliveries now surpassing three million tonnes, equating to around 35 per cent of the state’s estimated tonnages now received.