Displaying items by tag: Andrew Hoggard

OPINION: Your canine crusader reckons no single lobby group has had a bigger turnaround in fortunes than Federated Farmers since the election of the new coalition Government.

Former Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard says farmers should be commended for their work around sustainability.

OPINION: Federated Farmers posted a photo on X (formerly Twitter) last week of a meeting between its board members and the new ministerial team at the Ministry for Primary Industries.

Last week's Parliament sitting saw another first – a few Government MPs wearing gumboots in the House during Question Time.

The controversial National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM) will be gone and replaced within two years, the new Government has announced.

OPINION: Greenpeace's criticism of the appointment of farmers’ champion Andrew Hoggard as Associate Minister of Agriculture and of the Environment is baffling.

OPINION: The unveiling of the new coalition Government’s ministry shows there will be several ministers and associates in agricultural roles both inside and outside Cabinet.

Incoming Minister for Food Safety and Biosecurity Andrew Hoggard says he’s “really excited” to get those roles.

The new Coalition Government unveiled today will have several farmers holding associate minister roles outside Cabinet.

OPINION: Your canine crusader notes that the new parliament will have a fresh array of new MPs from farming backgrounds taking up seats in the nation's capital.