Daily Archives: 29 May, 2026

Urgent action needed to protect bee industry amid escalating crisis

Shadow Minister for Agriculture Brendan Moylan has called on the Minns Labor Government to urgently engage with the Albanese Labor Government to protect the future of Australia’s honey bee industry. Industry leaders have warned the varroa mite incursion in NSW is escalating rapidly and current measures are failing to manage and eradicate its spread. Mr…

Parliamentary report calls for increased disaster payments for farmers

A NSW Parliamentary Committee has recommended increasing upfront disaster payments to primary producers and to completely overhaul a grants system that has become overly bureaucratic – changes championed by NSW Nationals committee members Scott Barrett MLC and Member for Clarence Richie Williamson. The Joint Select Committee on the NSW Reconstruction Authority has tabled its final…