A former Coles employee has been accused of planning to use home made explosives in a Coles supermarket in Sydney. The accused, 54 year-old Andre Nord, was arrested on Saturday following the discovery...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is proposing to authorise, for five years, milk pricing and milk purchasing policies between DFMC (Dairy Farmers Milk Co-Operative) and ACF (Australian...

Australia has won the right to host an international health conference expected to attract hundreds of researchers and practitioners from round the world.The conference, “Seafood & Health 2010”,...

The Federal Workplace Ombudsman has announced a national campaign targeting the hospitality industry. Hotels, restaurants, taverns, bars and clubs throughout Australia will be randomly audited to ensure...

Ian Johnston has been appointed by the Board of Foster’s Group Limited (Foster’s) to the role of Chief Executive Officer. Mr Johnston stepped into the CEO role in an acting capacity in July...

Coon, the popular Australian brand of cheese owned by Dairy Farmers, is likely to face scrutiny regarding its name from an anti-racism campaigner. Toowoomba academic Stephen Hagan, who this week helped...

The Rudd Government is seeking to abolish an 11 cents per litre levy on fresh milk, with legislation introduced to Federal Parliament yesterday. The levy was established by the Howard Government in 2000...

In response to a recent survey establishing a lack of awareness of beer ingredients, a group of brewers from Lion Nathan have teamed to ‘set the record straight’ and show consumers that their...

A leading academic and legal expert on food believes there is a growing body of evidence to indicate that the concept of “food miles” is badly flawed and might well breach Australia’s...

Peak retail industry body the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has hit out at the decision of new WA Premier Colin Barnett to reject full deregulation of the state’s  trading laws. ARA Executive...