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A study from Deakin University, in Melbourne, in conjunction with the National Stroke Research Institute has certified the national economic savings and health benefits could be achieved if Australian...

In its latest Budget, the Tasmanian Government has announced that no new cage egg farms will be allowed in Tasmania, and Tasmania is also reviewing standards for free range production. The Tasmanian Government...

The national services body for the Australian dairy industry, Dairy Australia, has received a AU$1 million Federal Government grant to be spent on assessing energy efficiency on dairy farms across the...

Dan Murphy’s has taken out top honours in the prestigious BRW & AMP Capital Shopping Centres 2012 Retailer of the Year awards at a sell-out gala event at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney last week. The...

A mismatch between the body’s internal clock and the realities of daily eating habits may contribute to the growing tide of obesity, according to new research from the Weizmann Institute of Science,...

The Australian Food and Grocery Council has rejected a Melbourne suburban municipal council’s proposal that could see major fast food outlets taxed up to 400 per cent more on their commercial rates than...

New legal requirements are being introduced in New South Wales and will require all abattoirs to designate an Animal Welfare Officer to be present on the premises to monitor and take responsibility for...

Cutting the Australians’ salt intake by three grams a day would prevent an estimated 6,000 deaths a year from heart disease and stroke, the National Heart Foundation of Australia said today. According...

As global food demand is poised for unprecedented growth, Australian agriculture can and will play a significant role in meeting demands, according to an Australian expert in international agriculture...

KFC Australia has announced its intention to switch from using imported palm oil to cook its food to Australian grown and locally sourced canola oil. KFC said the shift to high-oleic canola oil “will...