Today I discovered the South Australian Government is now listed as a ‘partner’ on the “Do Something” Meat Free Monday “Foodwise” website. I’ve previously written about the Meat Free Monday campaign. It purports to help the health of the planet and relies on the endorsement of celebrities who are too distracted or too busy to […]
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Meat Free Monday supported by the South Australian Government
April 16th, 2015Argentina’s Beef Industry.
February 25th, 2015In 2006 Argentina was the world’s third largest beef exporter (behind Brazil, then Australia). 9 years later, production levels have been slashed and export levels remain way down the list. Why? Largely because in 2006, the Argentinian Government had the bright idea of currying favour with voters by reducing the domestic price of beef. How […]
Foreign Investment in Australia
February 12th, 2015Great news – finally; the threshold for unscrutinised purchases of land from non-Australians has been lowered, and the total is now cumulative. The new limit is $15 million in total; down from a whopping $240 million per purchase (not cumulative!) So from 1st March 2015, anyone who intends purchasing land for $15 million or more, […]