From Monaghan to Australia: How this man built a 1,500-strong dairy empire on 1,450ac Down Under

Brian Corr could have stayed home to farm 180,000 hens, but instead he runs his own dairy farm in Australia with nearly 1,000 cows, which he built up in just three years. He says there’s no red tape or issues with access to land or finance Brian...

South Africa feels growing presence of Australian citrus in Hong Kong & China

JWM Asia's citrus procurement from South Africa is nearing its end. The last fruit to China is on the water; the late mandarins, late navels, and Valencias for Mid-Autumn Festival sales will arrive next week. JWMAsia's final citrus shipments from...

Australian drone-based solar inspection tech gets federal funds to leap from lab to market

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed nearly $4 million to support a drone-based solar inspection technology that has been developed at the University of New South Wales and which could dramatically transform the way in...

Mannum Lions $30,000 gift to drought affected farmers

With financial support from the Australian Lions Foundation, the Mannum Lions Club is supporting drought affected farmers in the Mid Murray Council area. Mannum Lions raised and donated $15,000 and The Australian Lions Foundation has matched the...

Indian actress Navya Nair fined $2K over simple accessory while flying to Australia

An Indian actress who claims she didn’t know she had to declare a garland of flowers she travelled with has been hit with a $2,000 fine after landing in Australia. Navya Nair, who had travelled from Kochi in India to Singapore before her final leg...

Iconic biocontainment lab marks 40 years at Australia’s disease defence frontline

CSIRO As CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) marks its 40th year of protecting Australia, its experts say that with infectious diseases threats increasing, its role has never been more important. Located in Geelong, Victoria,...

Australia faces power price surge amid green rollout errors

The energy transition in Australia has turned out to be an appalling disaster, with wholesale power prices having soared to the highest internationally and major manufacturers facing three to four times the price of international operators, which...

Agritourism expansion leaves NSW winery facing $150,000 land tax bill

Third-generation winemaker Jacob Stein has recently learned he is no longer considered a primary producer, and is now facing the prospect of a yearly land tax bill of $150,000. He said his family's property at Mudgee, in the NSW Central West, had...

Meet the Italian women who helped build modern Australia

Shannon Swan remembers being invited to the home of Signorinella: Little Miss co-director Angelo Pricolo one day and watching his friend make wine with his dad and a bunch of Italian men. "I didn't come over to help; I was basically there to...

Farmer confidence continues to soar – fourth consecutive quarter at ‘lofty heights’

Content supplied by Rabobank Farmer confidence in the broader agricultural economy has inched higher and is now at its second highest reading at any stage across the last decade, the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey has found. Following net...

Aleph Farms to set up cultivated meat production in Switzerland

SWITZERLAND – Israeli food tech firm Aleph Farms is moving into Europe by establishing cultivated meat production at The Cultured Hub in Kemptthal, canton of Zurich. The company is waiting for regulatory clearance in Switzerland and has chosen the...

Australia Approves First Koala Chlamydia Vaccine —Yet Many Populations Are Already Functionally Extinct

Cute Koala Joey baby cub climb on Eucalyptus gum tree to eat leaves looking at camera in Queensland Australia. No people. Copy space© ChameleonsEye/Shutterstock.comAustralia has approved the world’s first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia,...

Australia news LIVE: Heat deaths to soar from global warming, report warns; Support for Coalition has plummeted to new low

Charlie Kirk’s funeral could complicate the timing for a possible meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump. Kirk, an influential MAGA figure, was shot dead while speaking at a Utah university last week, and...

Turbine blade at newly commissioned wind farm in NSW bent in half by storms

A wind turbine blade at the newly commissioned Flyers Creek wind farm in New South Wales (NSW) has been bent in half as a result of storm damage. The damage first occurred in June, and worsened last week, but was first reported, it appears, by...

Australian Prime Minister Press Conference – Henderson

Prime Minister Today I am pleased to announce my Government will provide $12 billion in new funding to the Henderson Defence Precinct right here in Western Australia. This brings our additional investment in defence over the next decade to $70...

Is the latest climate report Australia’s final wake-up call?

Home Science & Environment Is the latest climate report Australia’s final wake-up call? By Andrew B. Watkins and Lucas Walsh, Monash University; Tas van Ommen, University of Tasmania • 16 September 2025 More frequent and more extreme fires are...

Grant funding to boost South Australia’s space sector

South Australia’s space sector is set to reach new heights with the launch of round three of the SA Space Collaboration and Innovation Fund, opening on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. Two projects will be awarded up to A$150,000 each, continuing the...

Systemic ecocide: Israel’s 2-year war devastates Gaza’s environment, sparking global action

By Maryam Qarehgozlou Beside an overcrowded shelter in Gaza, mounds of garbage ooze leachate into the soil, its acrid smell thick in the air Families crammed into the shelter endure the choking stench of leachate from the nearby landfill, a grim...

Today's NYT Crossword answers and hints (Sat, September 20)

Need a hint for today's NYT Crossword on Saturday, 20th September? You're not alone! Every single day, the NYT delivers us a whole new crossword filled with challenges, nearly extinct words, and obscure puns. And it's your job to figure them all...

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