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Public comment sought on rail code

The rail code sets out responsibilities and requirements for rail user applicant and rail operator negotiation as it attempts to maintain a fair competitive marketplace when operation of the State’s southern freight rail network could remain a monopoly situation until at least 2049. Click to check the original article.

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Taxi industry is stuck in a jam: Opinion | The North West Star

Taxi drivers, many of which are Mum-and-Dad small business owners, have kept their fares unchanged through regulated pricing, continue to adhere to safety standards and service levels including mandated security cameras, disability access, and trying to keep taxis on the road 24/7, all the while working 14-hour days, seven days a week, and still making […]

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Queensland based recreational hunter actions a state parliamentary petition to allow local councils sustainably manage deer within their boundaries | North Queensland Register

“It would be likely to depend on the agriculture and environment in a region, as well as whether the deer are from the historically significant herds introduced from the 19th century, such as in the Brisbane and Mary Valley’s, Stanthorpe, Charters Towers and the Torres Strait Islands.” Click to check the original article.

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Canadian meat industry applauds ground meat exemption from labeling

On Thursday, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Canada’s Minister of Health announced the finalized Front-of-Package labeling regulations, part of the Government of Canada’s Healthy Eating Strategy. In the finalized regulations, ground beef and pork are exempt from the requirement of having a front-of-package warning label. “CMC is pleased that Health Canada is exempting ground meat like […]

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ISU study gauges public acceptance of gene-edited foods

Through CRISPR and other gene-editing technologies, researchers and developers are poised to bring dozens – if not hundreds – of new products to grocery stores: mushrooms with longer shelf lives, drought-resistant corn and bananas impervious to a fungus threatening the global supply. A few, including a soybean variety that produces a healthier cooking oil, are […]

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