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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,...

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...

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...

Calls for greater drought support

Cobden Timboon Coast Times ·

The Terang Recreation Reserve last week became a hub of operations for ABC Radio Melbourne’s Drive with Ali Moore. Among those in attendance was Corangamite Shire Council mayor councillor Kate Makin, Australian Dairy Farmers president Ben Bennett...

Australia eases restrictions on US beef imports

Food Business Africa Magazine · July 29, 2025

AUSTRALIA – Australia is relaxing its long-standing rules on beef imports from the United States, a move that may ease trade tensions between the two countries. The Australian agriculture ministry announced the decision on Thursday, stating that...

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...

Farmers vow to block access to transmission projects despite legal risks

ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) · July 29, 2025

Farmers are vowing to stop transmission line builders from using their land, despite the threat of large fines and clashes with police. The Victorian government plans to change legislation around land access for transmission project construction,...

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

Computer Weekly · July 29, 2025

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...

Chasing the sun

In Daily · August 20, 2025

This weekend, the Adelaide University Solar Racing Team will chase its first ever top-10 finish in the world’s toughest engineering challenge. And it wouldn’t be possible without one team member’s passion to recreate her father’s success at the...

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...

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...

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,...

Pauline Hanson makes explosive claim about Anthony Albanese's election win - as she warns her prediction about Australia has come true

Daily Mail · August 6, 2025

Pauline Hanson has launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, claiming Labor lacks a genuine mandate to pursue its net zero emissions agenda - because the majority of Australians didn’t give the party their first preference at...

Father Chris Riley dies at 70: Australian priest founded youth homeless ministry

Catholic News Agency · August 5, 2025

CNA Newsroom, Aug 5, 2025 / 10:50 am Australians are paying tribute to a prominent priest who passionately cared for vulnerable young people. For decades, Father Chris Riley transformed thousands of lives through his Youth Off The Streets project....

Event is cream of the crop

Shepparton News ·

Held on July 29 and 30, this year’s conference was sold out. The format has enabled women to build their networks within the dairy industry and feel more confident about initiating business development ideas and attend training in their regions,...