15 June 2022, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) minimum wage panel announced the 2022 annual wage review decision (the Decision) under the Fair Work Act 2009. The FWC has decided to apply increases as follows: • $40 per week (5.2%) to the national minimum wage; • $40 per week to award wage rates up to […]
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The AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award is the leading award empowering and celebrating the inclusive and courageous leadership of rural women across Australia.The seven national finalists were announced at events in capital cities across Australia over the last three months, after a highly competitive selection process.Women from all over Australia were encouraged to apply with a
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Established in January 2019, the AFPA has become the major voice of the fresh produce sector, delivering real outcomes for industry in key policy areas including workforce, export access and sustainability. In 2019, AFPA funded research demonstrated the importance of fresh produce packaging to maintain freshness and reduce food waste. During COVID, the AFPA worked
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Some fruit and vegetable wholesalers are not meeting their legal obligations under the Horticulture Code of Conduct, recent audits by the ACCC have found. The ACCC conducted audits after hearing through its Perishable Agricultural Goods Inquiry that some fruit and vegetable wholesalers were trading without Horticulture Produce Agreements, which is a breach of the code.
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On 15 January, the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano off the coast of Tonga erupted – sending an ash cloud 18km into the skyand tsunami waves that have caused devastation across the nation’s largest island, Tongatapu. More than 12,000 households have been affected, with every agricultural sector in the country suffering substantial losses and water supplies being contaminated
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In the early hours of Sunday, April 3, 2022, daylight savings will end for Australians in NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT. That means clocks will turn back one hour – and yes, you’ll get an extra hour of sleep. Experts seem to agree it’s not as detrimental to our health as the Australian
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AUSSIE SCIENTISTS are working towards the development of banana plants that are resistant to a deadly disease that is threatening global production. Panama Tropical Race 4 (TR4) is a soil-borne fungus that has impacted plantations in most banana-growing regions including North Queensland; Asia including the Philippines, China and Indonesia; the Middle East; Africa and most recently,
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Public Holiday Date New Year’s Day Saturday, 1 January New Year’s Additional Day Monday, 3 January * Australia Day Wednesday, 26 January Good Friday Friday, 15 April Easter Saturday Saturday, 16 April Easter Sunday Sunday, 17 April Easter Monday Monday 18 April ANZAC Day Monday, 25 April Queen’s Birthday Monday, 13 June Bank Holiday
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Statement by Freshmark Chairperson Carlo Trimboli about the fresh produce industry’s response to the current Omicron strain of COVID-19’s impact on the fresh produce supply chain. Sydney, 11 January 2022: “The COVID-19 crisis’s potency comes from its power to touch the lives of everyone across Australia. The current Omicron strain of COVID has decimated Australia’s
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