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January 2026

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Finally, the Truth is on the Menu: New Seafood Labelling Laws Are a Win for Every Australian Diner

Finally, the Truth is on the Menu: New Seafood Labelling Laws Are a Win for Every Australian Diner

Finally, the Truth is on the Menu: New Seafood Labelling Laws Are a Win for Every Australian Diner

Dane Van Der Neut

Jul 7, 20253 min read

No local seafood

No local seafood

The Great Seafood Surrender: Why Australia’s Plate Is Full of Imports

Dane Van Der Neut

Jul 4, 20253 min read

More Fishers More Choice

More Fishers More Choice

More Fishers, Not Fewer:

Joshua Van Der Neut

Jun 30, 20253 min read

Stand Up for Your Seafood: Join the Fight for Australian Choice

Stand Up for Your Seafood: Join the Fight for Australian Choice

Stand Up for Your Seafood: Join the Fight for Australian Choice

Dane Van Der Neut

Jun 27, 20253 min read

The Net that was cut

The Net that was cut

The Net that was cut

Joshua Van Der Neut

Jun 24, 20252 min read

Support Local, Not Shut Down: Why Sustainable Seafood Starts at Home

Support Local, Not Shut Down: Why Sustainable Seafood Starts at Home

Support Local, Not Shut Down: Why Sustainable Seafood Starts at Home

Dane Van Der Neut

Jun 20, 20253 min read

The Hidden Cost of "Protection": When Closures Steal Seafood from the People

The Hidden Cost of "Protection": When Closures Steal Seafood from the People

The Hidden Cost of "Protection": When Closures Steal Seafood from the People

Dane Van Der Neut

Jun 16, 20253 min read

Pharma

Pharma

Dead Fish, Distracted Policy: How Bureaucracy Is Smothering Our Seafood Industry

Dane Van Der Neut

Jun 13, 20252 min read

Prince William and Sir David.

Prince William and Sir David.

When Princes Preach and Narrators Neglect:

Joshua Van Der Neut

Jun 9, 20253 min read

Funding Fish, Not Stickers

Funding Fish, Not Stickers

Funding Fish, Not Stickers

Dane Van Der Neut

Jun 6, 20253 min read

Cashing in on Culture? What’s Really Happening in Our Fisheries

Cashing in on Culture? What’s Really Happening in Our Fisheries

Cashing in on Culture? What’s Really Happening in Our Fisheries

Joshua Van Der Neut

Jun 3, 20253 min read

The Cost of Bureaucracy: A Closer Look at Australia’s Deputy Secretaries

The Cost of Bureaucracy: A Closer Look at Australia’s Deputy Secretaries

The Cost of Bureaucracy: A Closer Look at Australia’s Deputy Secretaries

Dane Van Der Neut

May 30, 20253 min read

Too Far to Care

Too Far to Care

Too Far to Care

Joshua Van Der Neut

May 26, 20251 min read

Exporting the Catch, Importing the Consequences: How Socialist Bureaucrats Sacrificed Local Fishers for Global Agendas

Exporting the Catch, Importing the Consequences: How Socialist Bureaucrats Sacrificed Local Fishers for Global Agendas

Exporting the Catch, Importing the Consequences: How Socialist Bureaucrats Sacrificed Local Fishers for Global Agendas

Dane Van Der Neut

May 23, 20253 min read

Model Over Matter: How CSIRO’s Simulations Are Sinking Australia’s Fisheries

Model Over Matter: How CSIRO’s Simulations Are Sinking Australia’s Fisheries

Model Over Matter: How CSIRO’s Simulations Are Sinking Australia’s Fisheries

Joshua Van Der Neut

May 19, 20253 min read

Death by Definition: The Quiet Demise of Commercial Fishing and Seafood Consumer Rights in Australia

Death by Definition: The Quiet Demise of Commercial Fishing and Seafood Consumer Rights in Australia

Death by Definition: The Quiet Demise of Commercial Fishing and Seafood Consumer Rights in Australia

Dane Van Der Neut

May 16, 20254 min read

Hooked on Power: Why Peak Bodies Sink Without Strong Boards

Hooked on Power: Why Peak Bodies Sink Without Strong Boards

Hooked on Power: Why Peak Bodies Sink Without Strong Boards

Joshua Van Der Neut

May 12, 20253 min read

Flawed Science and Unfair Quotas: NSW Mulloway Strategy Under Fire

Flawed Science and Unfair Quotas: NSW Mulloway Strategy Under Fire

Flawed Science and Unfair Quotas: NSW Mulloway Strategy Under Fire

Dane Van Der Neut

May 9, 20252 min read

Why Prices Fall for Fishers but Continue to Rise for Consumers

Why Prices Fall for Fishers but Continue to Rise for Consumers

Why Prices Fall for Fishers but Continue to Rise for Consumers

Joshua Van Der Neut

May 5, 20252 min read

When the Quiet Majority Lose Their Seafood: How Politicians Sold Out the Plate

When the Quiet Majority Lose Their Seafood: How Politicians Sold Out the Plate

When the Quiet Majority Lose Their Seafood: How Politicians Sold Out the Plate

Dane Van Der Neut

May 2, 20253 min read

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