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Who guards the internet guards?
A Senate committee is investigating a proposal to force internet service providers to store for two years every email sent, website visited and communication undertaken by their customers. The idea, which originated with the previous government but is lingering, is
Read MorePork barrelling down wrong path
THE Australian pig industry has a problem. It is in the process of phasing out sow stalls but competing against overseas competitors that will probably continue using them indefinitely. Sow stalls are individual pens used to house pregnant sows to
Read MoreA case of organic proportions
THE high profile court case between the WA farmer growing organic canola and his neighbour growing genetically modified (GM) canola has the potential to define property rights for a generation. Depending on what the court decides, it may even prompt
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Bringing democracy back to ag levies
IN July I moved a motion in the Senate to disallow regulations that would increase compulsory levies on onions, mangoes and mushrooms. My aim is to bring about long overdue reform of all agricultural levies. Because they are compulsory, levies
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