A freedom-of-information release reveals formal advice that salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour should cease while approval is reconsidered under federal environmental laws. The government backed the ...

Regulator suspends permit due to ‘unacceptable risk’ antibiotic poses to other species in move welcomed by environmental campaigners ...

The use of florfenicol in Tasmania's salmon industry has been banned as the country's veterinary medicine regulator suspends ...

FoI documents show ministers ignored recommendation for fresh inquiry that could have reduced or paused farming ...

Former environment minister Tanya Plibersek was advised by her department to revoke salmon farming approvals in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour amid concerns about the industry's impact on the endangered ...

Tasmania's health department and environment watchdog questioned the scientific rigour behind an application to use the antibiotic florfenicol in salmon farms, including a lack of evidence about its ...

More than four million farmed salmon died prematurely in Tasmania in 2025, according to newly released government data. Figures published Friday, Jan. 23, by Tasmania’s Environmental Protection ...

Freedom-of-information documents show the federal government didn't act on department advice to revoke approvals for salmon ...

Tasmania's salmon industry has faced considerable controversy in recent months. From mass fish deaths to animal cruelty claims, salmon escapes, algal blooms and claims salmon farming is threatening ...

Salmon farms in Tasmania could face new restrictions in an effort to save another fish that may be just one extreme weather event away from extinction. Australia’s Minister for the Environment and ...

On April 28, over 6,000 protesters gathered in Hobart, the capital and most populous city of Australia's island state of Tasmania, marking the largest anti-salmon farming rally in its history, reports ...

Australia's prime minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to introduce legislation ensuring the continuation of salmon farming in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbor, pledging that no jobs would be lost ...