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Senate inquiry into operational issues in export grain networks
On 23 March 2011 the Senate asked the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport to investigate operational issues arising in the export grain storage, transport, handling and shipping network.
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Wheat is the major winter crop grown in Australia with sowing starting in autumn and harvesting, depending on seasonal conditions, occurring in spring and summer. The main producing states are Western Australia, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Queensland.
The…
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On 20 September 2012, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon. Joe Ludwig received a formal proposal from the Australian Sugar Industry Alliance (ASA) to restructure…
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Proposed reform of sugar research and development arrangements.
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The Australian sugar industry produces raw and refined sugar from sugarcane. Around 95 per cent of sugar produced in Australia is grown in Queensland and about five per cent in northern New South Wales, along 2,100 km of…
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There are around 2,000 family operated farm businesses growing rice in the Murrumbidgee valleys of NSW and the Murray valleys of NSW and Victoria. In NSW all growers are shareholders of…
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Levies are collected under Commonwealth legislation to fund research and development and plant health integrity for the grains, sugar, cotton, rice and pasture seeds industries. The Australian Government provides capped matching funds, on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
The Grains, Sugar and…
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The Department manages Australia’s membership of the International Grains Council, The International Sugar Organisation and the International Cotton Advisory Committee.
These organisations aim to…
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Advice on technical matters, such as planting or harvesting, are best directed to the relevant State Government agricultural department at:
New South Wales Government Department of Primary…
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4.1 Introduction
4.2 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander interests in forested areas
4.3 Relevant Commonwealth obligations and assessments
4.4 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander role in the…
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IntroductionThe Commonwealth Position
Environmental and Heritage AssessmentsEconomic and Social AssessmentsAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ConcernsCommonwealth Environment and Heritage…
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