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Investor State Dispute Clauses a Threat to Democracy and Sovereignty

April 9, 2014 by Nick Rose

9th April, 2014 In its submission to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee, which is charged with investigating the proposed ‘Trade and Foreign Investment (Protecting the Public Interest) Bill 2014, AFSA issues a challenge to our country’s politicians: whose interests do you really represent? The current Federal government is considering the inclusion of […]

Filed Under: Submissions

AFSA Submission to Senate Inquiry into Commission of Audit

January 31, 2014 by Nick Rose

Last December a Senate Inquiry was established to inquire into the secretive ‘Commission of Audit’, set up by Tony Abbott’s government shortly after asssuming office in September 2013. This Commission is operating in a non-transparent and largely unaccountable manner, with an apparent mandate to act as a de-facto ‘razor gang’, whose goal is to impose […]

Filed Under: Submissions Tagged With: AFSA, Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, Commission of Audit, democracy, food sovereignty, Senate Inquiry

Call for submissions on changes to raw milk rules

December 16, 2013 by Nick Rose

DO YOU WANT TO SEE THE GREATER AVAILABILITY OF RAW MILK PRODUCTS IN AUSTRALIA? The Food Standards Authority, FSANZ, is calling for submissions on a review of the regulations relating to the sale of raw milk products. Submissions close on 10 January 2014. Michelle Dyer and Jonathan Cooper from   Harvest Feast explain the background: […]

Filed Under: Legal Defence Fund, Submissions Tagged With: food sovereignty, FSANZ, Raw milk

AFSA Submission to the Green Paper for a National Food Plan

September 26, 2012 by Food Sovereignty

The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance has issued its submission to the Federal government’s National Food Plan Green Paper. To download the submission, please use the following link: AFSA Submission to the National Food Plan Green Paper Our concluding remarks are reproduced below: In short, contrary to the Government’s claims, the green paper is a recipe […]

Filed Under: Peoples' Food Plan, Submissions Tagged With: National Food Plan Green Paper, People's Food Plan

Minister Ludwig responds to concerns about the National Food Plan

December 16, 2011 by Food Sovereignty

On 31st October 2011, the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance was joined by 18 organisations and a further 10 individuals in expressing our collective concerns about the limited nature of the process being undertaken by the Federal Government for the development of Australia’s first-ever National Food Plan. On 5 December 2011 the Minister responded to our […]

Filed Under: Submissions Tagged With: Minister Joe Ludwig, National Food Plan

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Local Laws submission to defend the right to common resources

Last week AFSA made a submission to the Hepburn Shire Council to defend residents’ rights to forage, collect firewood, have more than 20 chooks, and salvage materials from the tip and roadside without need for a permit. We were concerned that these laws originated from overzealous risk management policies rather than residents’ interests. Further, they […]

FSANZ proposes ‘licence to sell lettuce’ – AFSA says NO

On 3 May 2019, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) released an information paper on its proposed approach to a review of food safety standards in the Food Standards Code (the Review). The intention is to create a consistent and up-to-date approach to food safety management with regard to so-called “high-risk horticulture,” which includes a […]

NSW Fresh Food Pricing Parliamentary Inquiry Hearing

On Friday 22 June 2018, AFSA attended the NSW Fresh Food Pricing Parliamentary Inquiry Hearing at Parliament House in Sydney. AFSA was selected and recognised as a key stakeholder in the food system by the parliamentary members in this Upper House inquiry. Tammi Jonas, president of AFSA, and our paralegal Sarah de Wit were welcomed […]

Response to the Proposed Draft Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Poultry

View AFSA’s entire submission here.  The current review of the Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals – Domestic Poultry offers the first opportunity in 15 years to improve the minimum welfare standards for domestic poultry in Australia. It provides the chance to modify Australian standards to reflect current animal welfare science and […]

Poultry Welfare Reforms Fact Sheet

The Codes for animal welfare for poultry are being reviewed for the first time in over 15 years. The result will be one Australia-wide Code on animal welfare for poultry. Two main documents, along with an independent Farmed Bird Science Welfare Review and many supporting papers, have been released for public comment: The Draft Standards […]

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