The Queensland Government says it is trialing two types of tags to track kangaroos which are harvested for meat.

Kangaroo meat from Australia could soon be exported to China after an agreement was reached between the two nations.

Experts predict Australia’s $13 billion meat industry will be in dire straits until at least next year, following the closures of more meatworks.

More than 200 workers at a meat processing company on the southern Darling Downs west of Toowoomba in southern Queensland have been stood down for the rest of the week.

The owners of the KR Castlemaine meat processing plant in Toowoomba say no decision has been made on the future of the building.

Almost two million kangaroos could be killed for meat next year under new quotas set by the Queensland Government.

The world’s appetite for Australian sheep meat has led to a spike in prices and Queensland sheep farmers are reaping the benefits.

ANGLISS Meats yesterday was fined $3000 after a junior employee scratched off the “best-before” date which had passed on chicken that was sold to a hospital.

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says kangaroo meat needs to be better promoted as a dinner option for Australians.