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Farmers protest wild $12,000 fines over ‘reckless’ renewables rollout

Sky News Australia · July 30, 2025

Farmers are storming the steps of Victoria’s state parliament over plans for hefty penalties to be handed down to landowners unwilling to budge in the government’s “desperation” to pursue an all-renewables approach. Proposed laws will allow the...

Australia canola’s re-entry into Chinese market threatens Canada’s dominance

The Globe and Mail · July 30, 2025

Open this photo in gallery:Canola plants near Cremona, Alta. Canada has historically dominated sales of the crop in China, but now faces 100% tariffs on canola oil and meal.Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press Australian canola is poised to take a...

Betashares Australian Shares High Yield ETF (ASX: HYLD) just made its debut on the ASX

The Motley Fool Australia · August 6, 2025

Home / Sector / ETFs / Betashares Australian Shares High Yield ETF (ASX: HYLD) just made its debut on the ASX Free Article You’re reading a free article with opinions that may differ from The Motley Fool’s Premium Investing Services. Become a...

Beef is Driving Huge Deforestation and Emissions, But Is Regenerative Grazing a Solution?

ZME Science · August 20, 2025

Credit: Unsplash/Etienne Girardet. When drought became a perennial visitor to the Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado in the late 1990s, Steve Wooten remembers telling his family, “We got to do something different.” Between 1997 and 2003, the Wootens,...

AgScenarios2050 report offers a glimpse into the future of agriculture

Busselton Dunsborough Mail ·

Scenario two, named land stewardship, also showed increasing productivity and resilience, diversified and innovative market opportunities, decreased emissions, improved biodiversity, a strong and skilled workforce which is attracted to working in...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Australian Broker MACK Insurance Services

Insurance Journal · August 6, 2025

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced the acquisition of Australia-based MACK Insurance Services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. MACK Insurance Services is a commercial insurance broker with a...

IGA stores launch flanno fundraiser for farmers

Sunshine Valley Gazette ·

Throughout August, Farm Angels in partnership with IGA are calling on all Australians to throw on their favourite flannelette shirt and stand in solidarity with the people that put food on our table and clothes on our back - Aussie farmers. On...

Zoetis and Beyond Blue continue their partnership supporting mental health in rural Australia

Farmer News · August 6, 2025

With mental health challenges in rural Australia reaching increasingly concerning levels, leading animal health company Zoetis has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the wellbeing of the country’s farming and regional communities by...

Saudi-Australian Business Council formed to bolster economic ties

GCC Business News · August 5, 2025

The Federation of Saudi Chambers, with the approval of the General Authority of Foreign Trade, has announced the formation of the Saudi-Australian Business Council for the 1447–1451 AH session. Dr. Jaber Al-Fahhad has been named the new chairman,...

Australia ready to be a major agri player come 2050, despite African march

The Advocate · July 31, 2025

"I just think with climate change, the only thing climate scientists can tell us with absolute certainty is not how cold it's going to be, how warm it's going to be, whatever, it's just that there will be increased volatility," he said.

Japan’s Mitsubishi wins contract to build Australian frigates

Peoples Gazette · August 5, 2025

Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries [Credit; Facebook] Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been awarded the contract to build the Australian Navy’s new fleet of frigates. Richard Marles, the minister for defence and deputy prime...

Applications for Australian [Re]Generation Fellowship now open

The National Tribune · August 5, 2025

Key Facts: Applications Open – Early-career farmers and land stewards aged 18–40 are invited to apply for the 2025 [Re]Generation Fellowship, open until Sunday 29 August 2025. $15,000 Scholarship – The Fellowship is valued at approximately AUD...

Donald Trump’s war on statistics is an authoritarian attack on democracy and countries like Australia should call it out

The Guardian · August 6, 2025

Whether it be the judicial system, universities, or health organisations, Donald Trump cannot abide by anything that does not confirm his world view. So it was not a shock when late last week he came for statistics – or, more pointedly, the person...

DP Energy announces plans to develop 1400 MW wind farm in Australia

Energy Global · July 22, 2025

DP Energy, an Irish company that develops large renewable energy generation projects in Australia and across the world, has announced plans to develop Windy Plains Renewable Energy Park, a major renewable energy development located approximately...

Cà Mau promotes sustainable shrimp farming

Vietnam News Agency ·

CÀ MAU — Cà Mau Province is accelerating the development of shrimp farming by tailoring methods to local ecological conditions, adopting modern technologies, and meeting international standards. The country’s largest shrimp producing province is...

Mueller milk tanks available in Australia

Farmer News · August 6, 2025

Events Mueller milk tanks available in Australia Aug 06 2025 Updated 2 hours ago Mueller Milk Tanks are once again available to Australian dairy farmers. Westfalia Warragul is pleased to announce that we are the Australian distributor for Mueller...

Australian beef sector awaits clarity on potential US tariff hike

Beef Central · July 30, 2025

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...

Tangling with Reality in Australia’s Bass Strait

Cruising World · August 6, 2025

I still prefer using wool telltales to help me steer any boat to windward. The only downside is that they need occasional untangling in fluky winds. Courtesy Lin Pardey A squadron of pelicans skims the sun-sparkled water. A bevy of black swans...

Mining forum panel questions Australia's 'zombie' energy transition

ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) · August 5, 2025

Duelling perspectives on Australia's transition to renewables and whether it is dead in the water have played out on the floor of one of the country's major annual mining conferences. More than 2,300 delegates are in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, 600...

CKY Australia 2026 Tour

Scenestr ·

For the first time in 14 years, American heavy rockers CKY will tour Australia. The '96 Quite Bitter Beings', 'Flesh Into Gear', and 'Escape From Hellview' hitmakers had been due to tour Australia earlier this year with Alien Ant Farm. However,...