I mean, moving the APVMA to a McDonalds in Armidale was a master stroke.
Coalition wants to 'migrate' public servants to the regions.
Didn't Stalin do that to people he didn't like?
#auspol #election25
Didn't Stalin do that to people he didn't like?
#auspol #election25
May 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I mean, moving the APVMA to a McDonalds in Armidale was a master stroke.
Breaking: APVMA suspends sale of persistent owl poisons in Australia! We have fought tirelessly for years and after meeting with them last week this is not an outcome we had anticipated! www.apvma.gov.au/news-and-pub...
www.apvma.gov.au
March 10, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Breaking: APVMA suspends sale of persistent owl poisons in Australia! We have fought tirelessly for years and after meeting with them last week this is not an outcome we had anticipated! www.apvma.gov.au/news-and-pub...
It’s a very real reason you need to stop buying these products and demand that the APVMA bans their sale to home consumers.
February 22, 2025 at 3:43 AM
It’s a very real reason you need to stop buying these products and demand that the APVMA bans their sale to home consumers.
APVMA moved into an Armidale building in which it was said Joyce had some interest, but that was surely scuttlebutt.
BTW, we first posted about APVMA and dimethoate way back in...
BTW, we first posted about APVMA and dimethoate way back in...
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
APVMA moved into an Armidale building in which it was said Joyce had some interest, but that was surely scuttlebutt.
BTW, we first posted about APVMA and dimethoate way back in...
BTW, we first posted about APVMA and dimethoate way back in...
"The Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has today certified that it is in the public interest for chemical products containing any second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARS) to be declared restricted chemical products(RCPs)"
Congrats to all who worked for this🎉
Congrats to all who worked for this🎉
Breaking: APVMA suspends sale of persistent owl poisons in Australia! We have fought tirelessly for years and after meeting with them last week this is not an outcome we had anticipated! www.apvma.gov.au/news-and-pub...
www.apvma.gov.au
March 10, 2026 at 7:01 AM
"The Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has today certified that it is in the public interest for chemical products containing any second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARS) to be declared restricted chemical products(RCPs)"
Congrats to all who worked for this🎉
Congrats to all who worked for this🎉
Could the APVMA be any more clear how they view scientific evidence of rodenticide poisoning of our wildlife? Time to ditch our regulator? #APVMA
August 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Could the APVMA be any more clear how they view scientific evidence of rodenticide poisoning of our wildlife? Time to ditch our regulator? #APVMA
It bothers me so much that every building I encounter has rodenticides outside them. The bait in these boxes out doors will more than likely spread to the food chain. We need to do so much better and ban second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs). Do better APVMA!!
October 23, 2025 at 5:30 AM
It bothers me so much that every building I encounter has rodenticides outside them. The bait in these boxes out doors will more than likely spread to the food chain. We need to do so much better and ban second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs). Do better APVMA!!
The APVMA is compromised and captured.
‘Safe’ herbicide in Australian water affects male fertility
University of Melbourne scientists have called for the 'safe' herbicide, atrazine, to be banned in Australia after researching its effect on male fertility.
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au
September 30, 2026 at 12:39 AM
The APVMA is compromised and captured.
APVMA wants Queensland sugar cane farmers to wind up their use of the herbicide paraquat within 2yrs. Farmers have no immediate alternative. Studies suggest it increases the risk of Parkinson's disease but APVMA did not find evidence in its review. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
Sugarcane farmers question APVMA paraquat ban
Sugarcane farmers have two years to stop using controversial herbicide paraquat, despite the chemical regulator allowing its use on most boardacre crops.
www.abc.net.au
August 24, 2026 at 1:41 AM
APVMA wants Queensland sugar cane farmers to wind up their use of the herbicide paraquat within 2yrs. Farmers have no immediate alternative. Studies suggest it increases the risk of Parkinson's disease but APVMA did not find evidence in its review. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
Senate inquiry to scrutinise chemical regulator's decision on weedkiller paraquat
Senate inquiry will scrutinse APVMA decision to allow paraquat use
Independent Senator David Pocock has used support from the Greens and the Coalition to launch an inquiry into the regulator's decision to allow the continued use of the controversial weedkiller.
www.abc.net.au
September 9, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Senate inquiry to scrutinise chemical regulator's decision on weedkiller paraquat
**Major development**
In Nov 2025, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority granted the #salmon industry in #Tasmania permission to use the antibiotic Florfenicol to treat diseased salmon
APVMA is now proposing to suspend this permit #politas
www.apvma.gov.au/news-and-pub...
In Nov 2025, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority granted the #salmon industry in #Tasmania permission to use the antibiotic Florfenicol to treat diseased salmon
APVMA is now proposing to suspend this permit #politas
www.apvma.gov.au/news-and-pub...
www.apvma.gov.au
February 20, 2026 at 7:34 AM
**Major development**
In Nov 2025, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority granted the #salmon industry in #Tasmania permission to use the antibiotic Florfenicol to treat diseased salmon
APVMA is now proposing to suspend this permit #politas
www.apvma.gov.au/news-and-pub...
In Nov 2025, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority granted the #salmon industry in #Tasmania permission to use the antibiotic Florfenicol to treat diseased salmon
APVMA is now proposing to suspend this permit #politas
www.apvma.gov.au/news-and-pub...
Typical fart in a thought bubble from the LNP.
Didn't learn from the APVMA debacle.
No consideration that public servants' spouses/partners may not find it easy to just drop a city career and pick up a new regional job.
Another example of how horribly bad they are at policy. #ausvotes #auspol
Didn't learn from the APVMA debacle.
No consideration that public servants' spouses/partners may not find it easy to just drop a city career and pick up a new regional job.
Another example of how horribly bad they are at policy. #ausvotes #auspol
May 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Second generation rodenticides are abominable. They kill many non-target native species & hence can also be a disaster for ecosystems.
Open Letter: Regarding Urgent Action Needed to Prevent a Toxic Class of Rat Poisons from Harming Wildlife, Pets, and the Environment docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open Letter: Regarding Urgent Action Needed to Prevent a Toxic Class of Rat Poisons from Harming Wildlife, Pets, and the Environment docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open Letter: Regarding Urgent Action Needed to Prevent a Toxic Class of Rat Poisons from Harming Wildlife, Pets, and the Environment
Please sign onto the below open letter, which we plan to present to the APVMA and relevant Federal decision makers, by filling out your details in the fields below:
As researchers, academics, conserva...
docs.google.com
April 14, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Second generation rodenticides are abominable. They kill many non-target native species & hence can also be a disaster for ecosystems.
Open Letter: Regarding Urgent Action Needed to Prevent a Toxic Class of Rat Poisons from Harming Wildlife, Pets, and the Environment docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open Letter: Regarding Urgent Action Needed to Prevent a Toxic Class of Rat Poisons from Harming Wildlife, Pets, and the Environment docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
"This is a momentous and epic decision, something I wasn’t sure I’d see in my lifetime"
- Dr Rob Davis, Edith Cowan University
The APVMA is recommending that second-generation anticoagulant rat baits be banned from consumer sale.
au.news.yahoo.com/bunnings-col...
- Dr Rob Davis, Edith Cowan University
The APVMA is recommending that second-generation anticoagulant rat baits be banned from consumer sale.
au.news.yahoo.com/bunnings-col...
Controversial item to be banned from Bunnings, Coles, Woolworths after 'momentous' rule change
Scientists have celebrated the announcement, saying it came as a welcome surprise.
au.news.yahoo.com
March 11, 2026 at 1:10 AM
"This is a momentous and epic decision, something I wasn’t sure I’d see in my lifetime"
- Dr Rob Davis, Edith Cowan University
The APVMA is recommending that second-generation anticoagulant rat baits be banned from consumer sale.
au.news.yahoo.com/bunnings-col...
- Dr Rob Davis, Edith Cowan University
The APVMA is recommending that second-generation anticoagulant rat baits be banned from consumer sale.
au.news.yahoo.com/bunnings-col...
APVMA, the “independent regulator” feels the heat. When you’ve got them by the balls, their hearts and minds soon follow.
March 4, 2026 at 11:23 PM
APVMA, the “independent regulator” feels the heat. When you’ve got them by the balls, their hearts and minds soon follow.
So apparently the APVMA is supposed to release the recommendations of their review into rodenticides in Australia this month (only a few days left). It is over a year late and we still have no indication if they will do anything.
Rat poison is a disaster for our wildlife.
@davidpocock.bsky.social
Rat poison is a disaster for our wildlife.
@davidpocock.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
So apparently the APVMA is supposed to release the recommendations of their review into rodenticides in Australia this month (only a few days left). It is over a year late and we still have no indication if they will do anything.
Rat poison is a disaster for our wildlife.
@davidpocock.bsky.social
Rat poison is a disaster for our wildlife.
@davidpocock.bsky.social
Given the number of retractions sought is it time for Aust authorities to conduct its own independent assessment? @APVMA website seems to say it’s only ever done literature reviews. @science.org.au
"The authors didn’t disclose financial compensation they received from Monsanto for their work on a ghostwritten paper about the herbicide’s safety"
My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social:
cen.acs.org/research-int...
@naomioreskes.bsky.social, @undark.org
My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social:
cen.acs.org/research-int...
@naomioreskes.bsky.social, @undark.org
Glyphosate study from 2000 retracted amid corporate-influence concerns
The authors didn’t disclose financial compensation they received from Monsanto for their work on a ghostwritten paper about the herbicide’s safety
cen.acs.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Given the number of retractions sought is it time for Aust authorities to conduct its own independent assessment? @APVMA website seems to say it’s only ever done literature reviews. @science.org.au
The APVMA is proposing to raise how much of the so-called "forever chemical" residue is legally allowed on berries sold in Australia, angering anti-pesticide campaigners.
Isocycloseram is not approved for use in Europe, which is implementing broad bans on what it defines as PFAS chemicals.
#auspol
Isocycloseram is not approved for use in Europe, which is implementing broad bans on what it defines as PFAS chemicals.
#auspol
APVMA says '500-fold' increase of PFAS pesticide residues on berries poses no risk to human health www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2...
Why regulators say a '500 fold' increase in pesticide residue is safe
A proposal to increase how much pesticide residue is allowed on berries has angered anti-pesticide campaigners, who say the "forever chemical" poses too great a risk.
www.abc.net.au
July 19, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The APVMA is proposing to raise how much of the so-called "forever chemical" residue is legally allowed on berries sold in Australia, angering anti-pesticide campaigners.
Isocycloseram is not approved for use in Europe, which is implementing broad bans on what it defines as PFAS chemicals.
#auspol
Isocycloseram is not approved for use in Europe, which is implementing broad bans on what it defines as PFAS chemicals.
#auspol
Meanwhile, the APVMA is *still* reviewing the use of the dangerous insecticide fipronil in Australia. An outcome is now forecast for 2026, a quarter of a century since it commenced its review in 2002. Is this even a serious organisation?
www.apvma.gov.au/chemicals-an...
www.apvma.gov.au/chemicals-an...
November 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Meanwhile, the APVMA is *still* reviewing the use of the dangerous insecticide fipronil in Australia. An outcome is now forecast for 2026, a quarter of a century since it commenced its review in 2002. Is this even a serious organisation?
www.apvma.gov.au/chemicals-an...
www.apvma.gov.au/chemicals-an...
Given that the salmon industry donates $$$ to governments, I can’t see any real reform coming .
“The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has given the salmon industry until March 2 to prove it can meet trade criteria otherwise its licence will be revoked.”
“The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has given the salmon industry until March 2 to prove it can meet trade criteria otherwise its licence will be revoked.”
February 24, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Given that the salmon industry donates $$$ to governments, I can’t see any real reform coming .
“The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has given the salmon industry until March 2 to prove it can meet trade criteria otherwise its licence will be revoked.”
“The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has given the salmon industry until March 2 to prove it can meet trade criteria otherwise its licence will be revoked.”
The Coalition has tried this before. The most infamous example was Barnaby Joyce moving APVMA from Canberra to Armidale. It cost $25m, was opposed by stakeholders, resulted in the loss of most staff & failed commissioned cost-benefit analyses
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#ausvotes #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#ausvotes #auspol
Coalition proposes ‘migrating’ public servants to regions in last-minute tweak to plan to slash workforce
Angus Taylor reveals further twist to efficiency drive, stating a Dutton government would ‘move people around appropriately to meet the needs of regional areas’
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The Coalition has tried this before. The most infamous example was Barnaby Joyce moving APVMA from Canberra to Armidale. It cost $25m, was opposed by stakeholders, resulted in the loss of most staff & failed commissioned cost-benefit analyses
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#ausvotes #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#ausvotes #auspol
Ok well he certainly did nothing to fix it & with the disastrous APVMA move from Canberra to Armidale probably still contributed to the situation worsening
September 14, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Ok well he certainly did nothing to fix it & with the disastrous APVMA move from Canberra to Armidale probably still contributed to the situation worsening
The Greens and 3 independents expressed concern about a possible disease outbreak Piscirickettsia salmonis at a #salmon farm near Dover in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel
The salmon industry is seeking fast-track approval by APVMA for the use the antibiotic Florfenicol #politas
The salmon industry is seeking fast-track approval by APVMA for the use the antibiotic Florfenicol #politas
August 15, 2025 at 5:43 AM
'The regulator has confirmed to the ABC it has entered into a nine-month contract costing $109,000 with GRACosway, a public relations company that describes itself as a specialising in crisis communications.' #APVMA #Paraquat #Parkinsons #auspol
As deadline looms on paraquat decision, Parkinson's disease experts warn watchdog
Top neurologists say they were snubbed in review of controversial weed killer
Australia's leading movement disorder specialists say the chemical regulator did not engage with their concerns about paraquat, despite growing evidence linking the herbicide to Parkinson's disease.
www.abc.net.au
June 8, 2026 at 12:50 AM
'The regulator has confirmed to the ABC it has entered into a nine-month contract costing $109,000 with GRACosway, a public relations company that describes itself as a specialising in crisis communications.' #APVMA #Paraquat #Parkinsons #auspol
Barnyard did this to prop up his electoral chances and destroyed the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) in the process.
May 3, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Barnyard did this to prop up his electoral chances and destroyed the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) in the process.