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Marc Lavois
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Regulatory absence.
When resistance occurs, new antibiotics will be required. What does the lobby group CEO recommend as the next step up?
December 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Antimicrobial resistance is a key result of Chilean practice. Salmon Tasmania basing this fast track use on the Chilean model.

www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/14...
www.mdpi.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
There is no political will to prevent this. The public health advice refers to personal choice as to whether to fish.
Apparently tourists would have to seek out this advice, it is not posted in tourist areas. Is it still a choice if you don’t know?
November 30, 2025 at 6:46 AM
What about oyster leases?
November 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Those were quotes from Tasmanian government.
No hazard analysis. Every man for himself. And no attention to microbiome.
Dosing will increase at other sites from now.
November 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
After 21 days it is very unlikely that wild fish — even those caught within 3 kilometres of treated pens will have any detectable traces
November 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
However, it is reasonable to assume that the closer a fisher is to a pen being treated during and shortly after treatment — the more likely it is they may catch a fish with traces of florfenicol.
November 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Tasmania’s public health advice, after dosing open water salmon pens, is as follows- .

“ Eating fish caught 3 kilometres away will not completely remove the chance of consuming antibiotic residues," Mr Veitch said
November 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Australia could, if it wanted to, shut down gas exports tomorrow. Why not? Who allows zero payment? If companies want free gas, they can find another supplier.
If there are international buyers prepared to pay well, they could be considered.
And overall greenhouse gases reduced massively.
October 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Do gas export companies have charitable status? Does Australia donate these resources, and why?
September 17, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Australia could shut down gas production (until someone decides to pay for it) Shutting down exports would have zero effect on the economy and be brilliant act to limit global warming. Also we could have our own gas cheap again. Win win win
September 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
One way to massively cut global ghg would be stop all exports ( no difference to Australian economy) and use the remaining gas for own use at discount- revive industry.
September 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
They are charities surely? We must give them the gas, and pay for clean ups. How else will our politicians go on to have successful careers?
September 16, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Anote Tong is correct. It’s completely unnecessary - and bizarre given that Australia makes no money from this gas -effectively treating gas companies as charities-even fossil fuel subsidies.
Australia is in effect run by the interests of foreign owned companies.
September 16, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The paper and data are public domain if you want to crunch imaginary “if” numbers for green steel etc. Australia a long way behind, and no serious intent from leadership.
August 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The issue here is that the publication and misleading headline have given this “ credible weight” with media.
And fossil fuel lobby is more than happy with this.
They probably had a few rounds at the pub when this came out.
August 29, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Florfenicol can cause drug resistance in unrelated pathogenic bacteria - eg salmonella - a threat to public health- whether in the farmed fish or generally.

Driving development of drug resistant pathogens is not in anyone’s interests- even the producers.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Rapid Emergence of Florfenicol-Resistant Invasive Non-Typhoidal Salmonella in China: A Potential Threat to Public Health
Infection caused by invasive Salmonella occurs when Salmonella bacteria, which normally cause diarrhea, enter the bloodstream and spread through the body. We report the dramatic increase in florfenico...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
August 18, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Agree it needs release. Lot of great work that will assist the nation in preparing.

Handily, a first pass report is available from 2024 www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/defaul...
www.dcceew.gov.au
August 14, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Compare that number with the entire industry growth program budget -169.1 million - including 15 million for submarine projects.

business.gov.au/grants-and-p...
Defence Industry Development Grants Program | business.gov.au
Find out how to get funding to strengthen Australia’s defence industry.
business.gov.au
July 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Meanwhile the entire federal budget for innovation including extra 15 million for defence is 169.1 million. Priorities ….
business.gov.au/grants-and-p...
Defence Industry Development Grants Program | business.gov.au
Find out how to get funding to strengthen Australia’s defence industry.
business.gov.au
July 24, 2025 at 7:57 AM