SUSTAINABILITY AND THE AUSTRALIAN SUGAR INDUSTRY

By MATTHEW KEALLEY and BERNARD MILFORD
CANEGROWERS Australia
matt_kealley@canegrowers.com.au

Abstract

THIS PAPERreviews the legislative, environmental and social requirements faced by the
Australian sugar industry.
It concludes that the Australian industry probably operates under more environmental
scrutiny and control than most, has less government protection than most but suffers less
interference in its commercial arrangements than most.


KEYWORDS: Australia,
Sustainability, Legislation.

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Plenary        Proc. Int. Soc. Sugar Cane Technol., Vol. 27, 2010