'Super-trawler' faces parliamentary scrutiny
The 'super-trawler' Margiris is now facing parliamentary scrutiny. The Federal Labor Caucus will this morning debate a private members bill that seeks to kill off the use of any supertrawler in...
View ArticleCoalition and independents divided over super trawler vote
Today the Government will introduce amendments to environment laws in order to stop the controversial super trawler, Abel Tasman, from fishing in Australian waters. Crossbench support will be required...
View ArticleKey independent MP unlikely to support trawler ban bill
If the Coalition opposes the Government's super trawler bill, it will need the support of the independents to get it through parliament. But the NSW independent Rob Oakeshott says he's unlikely to...
View ArticleGovt finally bans super trawler
With a number of amendments to its original bill, the Federal Government has finally succeeded in its bid to ban the super trawler, the Abel Tasman, from fishing in Australian waters for up to two...
View ArticleSean Murphy talks to the Federal Environment Minister
Sean Murphy spoke to Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke about the issues raised by Bruce Davey and other northern fishers.
View ArticleRangers step up patrols after trap kills platypus, crayfish
A platypus and three threatened crayfish have drowned in an illegal trap in Canberra's south.
View ArticleGovernment defends actions against illegal fishing
The Australian Greens say the Federal Government must send its Antarctic customs vessel, the Ocean Protector, to the Southern Ocean to track down a boat suspected of fishing illegally.
View ArticleMen fined after allegedly spearing blue groper near Merimbula
Two Canberra men have been caught allegedly spearing a blue groper on the New South Wales far south coast.
View ArticleAustralia's Heard Island: A mysterious land of fire and ice
Australia's tallest mountain with its active volcano is probably not one you've heard of. But once you see it, it's impossible to forget.
View ArticleIllegal Indonesian fishing numbers plummet, but rubbish still drifting into...
Cases of illegal foreign vessels intercepted in northern Australian waters have plummeted in recent years, according to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), but another "concerning"...
View ArticleFishing group warns of industry pain under Labor's plan to reinstate marine...
The national body representing Australia's $3.2 billion commercial seafood industry has warned that a plan by Labor to return to its 2012 Marine Park Network would force people out of the fishing...
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