The Primary Industries Minister's comments about intervention on the poorly handled backpacker tax highlights the powerless position this government is in.
The Poisons Amendment (Poppy Industry Reform) Bill separates the regulation of the poppy industry between health and primary industries.
Since 2012, the State's shellfish industries have been plagued with paralytic shellfish toxin, resulting in 50 Tasmanian farms being closed this year.
Shifting consumer demands and the continued global milk glut are continuing to seriously affect dairy farmers in Tasmania.
The Greens’ Alternative Budget restores frontline funding to education, and state Government's share of responsibility for sewerage and water infrastructure.
The last survey of rural confidence found that Tasmanian farmers are feeling flat about the year ahead.
This summer saw a marine heatwave that ran for more than 140 days with temperatures 4.5 degrees warmer than average.
Tasmanian abalone divers are becoming increasingly alarmed about growing evidence in an industry at risk of collapse.
Both Liberal and Labor parties have refused to support a Greens' move to establish a Parliamentary inquiry into water management in Tasmania.
After our long, dry summer it's clear that water management in Tasmania needs addressing, and it needs addressing now.