Australian government scraps $48.5M biosecurity levy after farmer opposition.

The Australian government has scrapped a controversial $48.5 million biosecurity levy that faced strong opposition from farmers. The Agriculture Biosecurity Protection Levies Bill was removed from the Senate on February 12, hailed as a "huge win" by the National Farmers' Federation. The government vowed to continue working with farmers to develop alternative funding methods for biosecurity that protect producers without imposing extra costs.

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