A report on the level of foreign ownership in our food industry produced some inconvenient facts for food security hysterics.
Food security
Abbott on farming v mining
Tony Abbott has arrived late and confused at an issue the Greens have been pursuing for years. Declaring you support both farmers and miners on these issues is merely going to make everyone unhappy.
Crikey clarifier: why are global food prices so volatile?
Every news story about the African crisis references the impact of world food prices. Why are they so volatile and how should they be stabilised?
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Common sense is cheap, which is why it has no lobby group
Crikey readers have their say.
Foreign ownership of Aussie land: the peril of selling the farm
Foreign government-backed companies have begun buying up farmland around the world, with Australia’s vast tracts of top quality primary production land a prime target.
Bee invasion: flying Asian ‘cane toad’ a $6 billion threat
Apiarists from around the country have descended on Canberra this week to fight the government’s decision to halt its funding of the eradication of the Asian honey bee.
Count Carl Gustav Wachmeister wants to cut your lunch
Australia faces a growing “food security” problem, we’re told by politicians and industry. Except, we’re not - it’s just old-fashioned protectionism on the march.
Grocery retail dominance is a threat to public health
It is easy to bash the grocery heavies, but to really address the issue of healthy eating, a multi-faceted approach is required — one that looks at social and health factors as much as economic ones, writes Jon Wardle.
