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News •

Bob Brown Foundation lodges legal challenge over Anthony Albanese's 'rushed' salmon bill • Mar. 30, 2025, 11:16 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Salmon industry reacts to new environment laws • Mar. 27, 2025, 10:26 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Tasmania's salmon industry celebrates law amendments protecting Macquarie Harbour aquaculture as environmentalists promise fight • Mar. 27, 2025, 7:43 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Rushed salmon laws 'might not even apply to fish farms in Macquarie Harbour' says Australia Institute • Mar. 27, 2025, 12:26 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Controversial salmon laws pass, despite Greens protests and dead fish brandished in the chamber • Mar. 27, 2025, 12:26 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

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