The Public Health Association of Australia has criticised the Government’s new Food Policy Working Group, saying that its panel represents industry presence over public heath interests. The Working...

The Western Australian State Government is working with industry to coordinate services including on-farm visits for impacted suppliers of Challenge Dairy Cooperative. Challenge Australia Dairy went into...

Australian grocery wholesaler Metcash has booked a rise in first-half underlying earnings, but cautioned it may not be able to hit its full-year targets. Metcash said the continuation of the “extremely...

South Australian Agriculture Minister Michael O’Brien says the mass transportation of livestock from Western Australia is providing an unexpected boost for the state’s primary industries. The ongoing...

The UK’s coalition government has outlined its desire for a “responsibility deal” with the food industry in a bid to tackle obesity and make the nation healthier. In a policy document...

Northern Territory food charity organisations are being encouraged to apply for grants of up to $10,000 for kitchen equipment, with the launch of a new national grants program by the NT Government and...

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh will have a personal cooking lesson with Britsh celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, along with thousands of Queenslanders and other Australians tonight. The celebrity chef will take...

An American man has just eaten his 1200th potato as part of a bizarre 60 day challenge to promote potatoes.Chris Voigt, executive director of the Washington Potato Commission ate nothing but 20 potatoes...

CHOICE toasts the first birthday and success of unit pricing in supermarkets but says the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) should come down harder on those who fail to comply with...

Snowy Mountains Cookies, Pudding Lane and Coles have been recognised nationally as ‘good eggs,’ by the RSPCA.  The RSPCA Good Egg Awards acknowledge major companies that make the switch to cage-free...