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The long-term sustainability of agriculture is essential for Australia’s society, economy and environment. Many threats are facing the sector, including climate change and competition for farm land. Rural Australia faces complex agricultural, environmental and social challenges that the Greens are strongly committed to addressing.

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NZ phases out battery hens, Australia remains cagey

07 Dec 2012
Federal Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig is under pressure to ensure 12 million plus battery hens in Australia do not continue t...
estimates

Senate Estimates: Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee

14 Oct 2012
Senator Rhiannon asks questions about Regional Forest Agreements
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Greens back new live export report: economic gains from domestic processing

10 Oct 2012
The Greens say a new report from the World Society for the Protection of Animals, showing an additional 1300 jobs could be crea...
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Australian Greens submission to ACCC re Egg Corp 'Free Range' Standard application

21 Jun 2012
Australian Greens submission to ACCC re Egg Corp 'Free Range' Standard application
estimates

Senate Estimates: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

07 Jun 2012
Senator Rhiannon questioned ACIAR about women and agriculture.
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Tassie win on battery hens, sow stalls: federal action needed

18 May 2012
Tasmania's move to ban battery hens and fast track a phase out of sow stalls should push the Gillard government to lead all Aus...
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Live export cruelty continues: Ludwig's regulations fail

18 May 2012
Greens MP and animal welfare spokesperson Lee Rhiannon has said that the latest report from the Agriculture Department on the l...
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Scare campaign by Egg Corp misleads public

06 May 2012
The Australian Egg Corporation (AECL) has been caught making false claims and distorting research to advocate for new voluntary...
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Lee and Jeremy Buckingham join Greens Leader Christine Milne in Orange on first stop of listening tour

17 Apr 2012
Senator Lee Rhiannon joins Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne and NSW Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham on first stop of her liste...
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Greens reintroduce bill to ban live exports

21 Mar 2012
The Australian Greens this afternoon reintroduced a bill into the Senate to ban live animal exports, the Live Animal Export (Sl...
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