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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

The head of the salmon farming industry has labelled the decision to suspend a salmon antibiotic permit has “based solely” on trade protocols. What other MPs had to say. A permit to use florfenicol ...

Permission for salmon companies to use the antibiotic florfenicol in south-east Lutruwita/Tasmania may be suspended by the federal regulator only four months after approval was granted, as traces of ...

Conservationists condemned a decision on Friday by federal Environment Minister Murray Watt not to “uplist” the conservation status of the Maugean skate, a “living dinosaur” at risk of extinction.

A business watchdog has accepted a complaint against Woolworths for allegedly breaching global ­“responsible business conduct” guidelines over its sourcing and marketing of Tasmanian salmon.

The state budget and escalating industrial unrest are set to dominate the return of Tasmania’s parliament on Tuesday, with ...

Fish farming antibiotic florfenicol has been found in marine species, including urchin and abalone, more than 10km from treatment sites.