Senate debates

Wednesday, 23 March 2011

Questions without Notice

Honey Bees

3:00 pm

Photo of Nick XenophonNick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Ludwig. In 2008, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Primary Industries and Resources handed down a report into Australia’s honey industry. The More than honey report made some 25 recommendations, the first of which was to establish Pollination Australia, an industry alliance aimed at addressing the problems facing the industry and creating opportunities for the future. What government funded activities or studies are Pollination Australia currently undertaking and do they include the threat to pollination from the Asian honey bee? And why is it that Pollination Australia does not even seem to have a website?

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