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“Look elsewhere”: Greens back farmers to block Biosecurity bill

21/05/2024 by The Coonamble Times

PHOTO: Crossbenchers have combined to block Labor’s ‘fresh food tax’

The Federal Greens look set to block the widely-criticised Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Levies Bill 2024 and Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Levies and Charges Collection Bill 2024 in the senate.

In order to pass the Senate, the Federal Government would require support from either the Coalition, or the Greens and two minor party members.

The government was seeking to impose a 6 per cent tax on producers on biosecurity costs…

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