Agricultural industries staunchly opposed to the biosecurity tax from the initial proposal welcome the news of its scrapping and reiterate the significant contribution farmers already make to biosecurity funding via the levy system.

Crossbench Senators announce their intention to vote down the proposed biosecurity tax, blocking the government from being able to progress its plans

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Suggestions by industry groups that importers should take on the cost of biosecurity were shut down by Department of Ag reps during the Senate Inquiry into the biosecurity tax.

Grain growers are bearing the brunt of biosecurity tax contributions new figures reveal as GPA Chair Barry Large hits back at flawed policy and poor consultation by the Federal Government.

New figures from the Federal Government revealing the amount industries, such as grains, will be required to pay for the biosecurity protection levy have fuelled ongoing uproar against the plan.

GPA welcomes the referral of the biosecurity protection levy via a Senate Inquiry process.

Importers offer to pay biosecurity levy in exchange for better services and policing by government.

GPA Southern Region Director Andrew Weidemann says biosecurity tax changes don't address agriculture's concerns.

Fair pricing inquiries and politicians' calls for a fair go for farmers ignore proposed 10pc biosecurity tax.

GrainGrowers urges Federal Government to recognise and quickly resolve issues with biosecurity levy.

Grain and wool group representatives ramp up their campaign against the proposed new 10pc biosecurity tax.

More than 50 agricultural producer representative groups have penned an open letter opposing the new 10pc tax.

More than 50 agricultural groups have called on the federal government to scrap its “grossly unfair” biosecurity levy.

Australian farmers have formed a united front against an ‘unfair’ biosecurity levy set to be introduced in July. 

PHA boss Sarah Corcoran tells Senate Estimates her organisation had misgivings about the proposed levy.

Farmers who grow grain could pay 60 per cent of the government’s proposed new biosecurity protection levy.

Australia’s grain industry is demanding a rethink of the Federal Government proposed 10 per cent biosecurity levy. 

Grain Producers Australia has welcomed the scrapping of the biosecurity tax by the Senate, saying it was a weight off the shoulders of grain growers who would be bearing the brunt of the biggest contribution to the flawed policy.

The sole recommendation of the biosecurity tax Senate Inquiry committee to endorse the proposal has drawn criticism from industry groups infuriated at the flawed proposal.

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GPA joins ag industry leaders in united front against the biosecurity tax at the public hearings for the Senate Inquiry as new figures reveal the grains industry would bear the biggest financial hit.

GPA's stanch opposition to the biosecurity tax builds as public submissions close and industry groups make statements to the Senate Inquiry process.

GPA Chair Barry Large says MP opposition in the lower house and industry outcry sends a clear message to the Labor Govt as the Senate prepares to scrutinise the biosecurity tax proposal.

GPA and other ag groups lobby crossbenchers in bid to block biosecurity levy legislation.

Ag bodies criticise lack of detail in revised biosecurity tax and potential overlap with existing levies.

Federal Government responds to months of protests by announcing changes to new biosecurity tax.

GPA Chair Barry Large asks why not all farmers are farmers when it comes to inquiries into pricing fairness.

GPA Chief Executive Colin Bettles explains why Australian farmers are furious about the new biosecurity tax.

GPA Chair Barry Large urges producers to get behind a campaign to axe the deeply flawed, unfair proposed 10pc tax.

Sheep Producers Australia and Wool Producers Australia are among the 50 groups opposing a new biosecurity tax.

GPA flags reallocating some grower levies from GRDC to PHA to fund increased biosecurity program.

Opposition to the proposed biosecurity levy was laid bare in an avalanche of submissions published this month.

Grain grower representative groups say no direction for use of proposed biosecurity levy funds makes it a new tax.

Australia’s grain industry is demanding a rethink of the Federal Government proposed 10 per cent biosecurity levy. 

Australia's peak grain grower groups have called on growers to get involved in the public consultation process.

Fierce farmer fightback from all sectors of agriculture has won in the long fight against the biosecurity tax that would have hit farmer profits hard, with Labor axing the legislation from the Australian Senate.

GPA hits back publicly after the Federal Government claims during its Senate Inquiry biosecurity tax response that farmers were adequately consulted.

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GPA CEO Colin Bettles tells the Senate Inquiry into the biosecurity tax that the flawed policy is unacceptable and unfairly ignores significant contributions grain producers already make.

The grains industry will be forced to pay 10 times more than existing levy contributions to the government biosecurity tax according to new figures released by the Federal Government.

GPA highlights independent scrutiny of parliamentarians and lower house voting numbers had raised some "serious red flags" around the biosecurity tax.

Panel to give farmers a say on biosecurity spending but growers argue they pay enough in existing levies.

GPA Chief Executive Colin Bettles says  details were needed before deciding whether the new proposal was fairer.

GPA Chair Barry Large says the biosecurity tax should still be scrapped, despite changes announced today.

GPA Chief Executive Colin Bettles says the government isn't listening to farm groups opposed to the biosecurity tax.

Groups representing tens of thousands of primary producers send collective message of opposition to new tax.

Groups representing tens of thousands of primary producers send collective message of opposition to new tax.

GPA chair Barry Large says the prproposed biosecurity tax is both unpalatable and unwarranted.

A new Productivity Commission report supports the views of producers that the proposed biosecurity tax is not a levy.

Submissions demonstrate a rare form of collective strength and solidarity of views across Australian agriculture.

Grain producers are urging the Government to rethink its proposed Biosecurity Protection Levy.

Australian grain producers have delivered another firm message to Canberra opposing the biosecurity levy.