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Organics should be on the menu at national food security meeting

Australia’s peak body for certified organic producers, Australian Organic Limited (AOL), has welcomed the Federal Government’s support for a new national food security strategy and says the organic industry is well positioned to be a major contributor to the plan. Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Julie Collins, announced that if re-elected, an Albanese....
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Organic Boom: Industry seeks election promises to unlock $5.8b future

Australia’s certified organic industry has released a detailed and costed list of election priorities ahead of the federal election which have the potential to more than double the annual value of the $2.6b sector. Once considered a niche sector, certified organic agriculture has evolved into a mainstream contributor to Australian agriculture and export markets, underpinned....
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Senate Report shows momentum building for organic regulation

The Organic Development Group, which represents nine of Australia's largest organic industry organisations, says momentum is building towards historic new consumer protections following the release of a Senate Committee Report declaring the current lack of regulation leaves the sector open to greenwashing and exploitation. The Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee has spent....
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AOL completes 2025-26 Federal Budget Submission

Australian Organic Limited has provided a federal pre-budget submission, requesting investment in key areas to help support our industry's growth potential. These requests are broken down into three key pillars, as detailed below.....
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Senate Inquiry reveals groundswell of support for closing organic loophole

Australia’s organic industry has welcomed the broad-based and emphatic support for the introduction of domestic regulation, with more than 95 per cent of submissions to a Senate Inquiry in favour of the move. The Senate Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport is currently assessing the merits of the National Organic Standard Bill 2024,....
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Industry warns Australia is losing ground in world organic rankings

Some of Australia’s leading organic businesses and certifiers have warned a Senate Inquiry that Australia risks going from world leader to world laggard if the National Organic Standard Bill is not passed in Parliament next year. The proposed legislation, introduced to Federal Parliament last month, follows years of advocacy by the organic industry to create....
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Inquiry Report recommends greater support for Australian organic operators seeking to export in Southeast Asia

A parliamentary report has affirmed the potential of Australia’s organic industry as a driver for export growth in the Southeast Asia region, putting forward an unprecedented range of recommendations to support our nation’s organic operators with market access. The ‘Trading North’ report follows the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture’s Inquiry into the role....
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Organic industry calls for trade barriers to be removed

The certified organic industry continues to be on the agenda in Canberra, with peak body Australian Organic Limited (AOL) appearing at the latest public hearing of the Joint Standard Committee for Trade and Investment Growth’s Inquiry into the understanding and utilisation of benefits under Free Trade Agreements.....
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Proposed law to usher in new consumer protection in Australia

NEVER-before-seen protections for organic consumers and the promise of lucrative new export markets for producers are among the benefits of proposed legislation introduced to Federal Parliament yesterday. The National Organic Standard Bill, a Private Senators’ Bill tabled by The Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie would, if passed, make Australia the final country in the OECD to....
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