Australian beef sector awaits clarity on potential US tariff hike

The Australian beef industry is still waiting for confirmation on how its exports to the United States will be tariffed, after US President Donald Trump this week signalled a potentially significant shift from the tariff regime Australia had been...

Australian Dairy Farmers receives state backing

Australian Dairy Farmers chief executive officer Stephen Sheridan said leaders from the six dairy producing states met in Melbourne in conjunction with the ADF Board to discuss the future of national dairy representation and significant issues...

Lower Demand Drives Fall In Export Prices: Australia

Prices for Australia’s natural resources drove this fall, with Non-rural exports down 7.2 per cent in the June quarter and 8.7 per cent since June 2024. The main drivers of the fall in non-rural export prices were iron ore (Metalliferous ores and...

Canada joins US with direct beef export access approval to Australia

CANADA been granted approval to export chilled and frozen fresh beef to Australia, along similar lines to last week’s announcement about resumption of US exports. Canadian beef was banned from entry back in 2003, when the country detected BSE at...

Why Australians celebrate Christmas twice a year

ShareSave For many Australians, July is a second festive season Six Irishmen walk into a bar. This might sound like the start of a joke but, as legend has it, it's actually the beginning of Christmas in July in Australia. While this month is...

Concerns grow over fish farm expansion in WA waters

Traditional owners in Western Australia's far north say they are growing increasingly concerned over seafood giant Tassal's plans to expand its fish farming operation off the remote Kimberley coast. Known for its salmon farming off Tasmania,...

Cow's milk alternative tastes like 'ice cream', sheep dairy farmers say

Did you know sheep's milk is considered to have more nutrients than cow's milk? The sheep dairy industry in Australia is small, particularly when compared to regions like the Mediterranean where sheep's milk and cheese are an integral part of...

Transition Thursday: Australia to lead decarbonisation goals

For this week’s Transition Thursday, several companies have been releasing reports regarding Australia’s resources sector or outlining the environmental progresses on how they are contributing to the energy transition. In PwC Australia’s latest...

Average 2024 tax return hits $5,000 for Australian small businesses

Small business owners received an average of $5,000 in tax refunds for the financial year ending June 2024, new data has revealed. Source: Adobe Stock. Small business owners reportedly enjoyed healthy tax refunds for the 2024 financial year. New...

South African couple beg to stay in Australia amid fears of racial violence back home: 'Our death sentence'

A hard-working couple face an anxious wait to see if they will be kicked out of the country and forced to return to South Africa. Charné-Lee Gunning, 31, and her fiancé Ivan Strauss, 37, arrived in Australia on visitor visas in December 2018 after...

Australian LEO satellite spending to hit A$664m in 2026

The Australian market for low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications services is set to become a mainstream enterprise technology, with end-user spending expected to reach A$664m in 2026, according to new research from Gartner. The analyst...

NZ & Australia await US tariff hikes

As expected, the Fed kept policy on hold and there were only minor tweaks to the release. There was a nod to growth slowing, noting economic activity “moderated in the first half of the year”, previously characterised as expanding at a solid pace....

Advancing Bushfire Preparedness In Australia

CSIRO Artificial intelligence (AI) can help transform how we understand and respond to the escalating threat of bushfires. We start this journey with the first imagery now available from the proto satellite launched by Muon Space earlier this...

UPL Corp Australia Unveils Thiopron Biofungicide for Grapevines at WineTech 2025

UPL Corp Australia introduced its innovative biofungicide Thiopron at WineTech 2025, held last week in Adelaide. The product launch attracted strong interest from the viticulture community during the premier trade event, which brought together...

German backpacker Carolina Wilga’s van retrieved by Western Australian farmers

Climate change and farming: New Zealand beef sector likely first in line for emissions-reducing livestock pill

AgriZeroNZ first invested $1.8 million into Ruminant BioTech’s product in April 2023, followed by $4m to accelerate its commercialisation in August. AgriZeroNZ chief executive Wayne McNee said the company was planning a limited release for beef...

Beef farmers likely first in line for emissions-reducing livestock pill

Photo: RNZ/Susan Murray Industry-government venture AgriZero is hinting that New Zealand beef may be the first agricultural sector to gain access to tools like a new methane-reducing pill for livestock - and soon. Ruminant BioTech was developing a...

How to feed a family of four for a whole week for $200

Australian households spend about $240 each week at the supermarket, yet – despite that spend – many are failing to meet national dietary guidelines. According to the latest Woolworths Living Healthy Report, about 40 per cent of the average weekly...

Australia market unlikely to see surge in US beef

Australia's decision to ease restrictions on US beef imports — by lifting some biosecurity controls — is unlikely to trigger a big surge in shipments from the United States, analysts say, noting that US exporters will find it difficult to compete...

Neurodiversity in farming takes centre stage at roundtable

Neurodiversity in agriculture took a significant step forward on 15 July, as industry leaders gathered to shape the next phase of the Level the Field campaign, now in its second year. A coalition of agricultural organisations, farm businesses,...