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Major companies back Australian beef farmers over US imports
Sky News Australia
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August 4, 2025
Several major Australian companies have confirmed they are planning to stick with domestic beef suppliers despite the Albanese government’s move to loosen import controls on meat products from the United States. In June, Agriculture Minister Julie...
Revolutionary SuperPac aircraft debuts in Australia tour & race
IT Brief - New Zealand
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August 4, 2025
A new humanitarian aircraft will be seen for the first time in Australian airspace as it tours the country ahead of the Outback Air Race in support of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). Aircraft tour The SuperPac 750XL-II, produced by NZAero,...
Farmers’ fury over Victorian government’s power grab
Financial Review
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July 28, 2025
Jul 28, 2025 – 5.50pm Gift this article Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Login For almost five years, communities in western Victoria have been...
Guinea iron ore megaproject pollutes waterways & farmland, communities say
Mongabay
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August 4, 2025
Mining activities at Guinea’s Simandou iron ore megaproject are polluting waterways and degrading agricultural land, according to community representatives and advocates who spoke at a recent press briefing. Their concerns were supported by a...
US tariff shock: Australian ag export earnings and investment appeal will rise
Farm Weekly
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August 4, 2025
"We're not pretending there won't be impacts on our farm commodity sectors and businesses, but we don't see the sort of catastrophic changes which could have forced decisive alterations to the way some businesses, including farmers, have to operate."
Aboriginal land rights still leave communities 'land rich but dirt poor'
Eureka Street
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August 20, 2025
Next month marks the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Fr Duncan McNab in Queensland. He was a Scottish priest who worked in poor parishes back in Scotland. Many of his parishioners were Irish. Like many Scots, he did not have a great liking for...
Australia’s CEFC bags ‘record-breaking year’ for clean energy investment
PV Tech
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July 28, 2025
Among these investments is CEFC’s largest single commitment since its establishment: up to AU$1.92 billion allocated for the construction of the HumeLink transmission project. The HumeLink will involve the construction of 365 kilometers of new 500...
Spacetech startup Dhruva Space to launch maiden commercial mission with Australian collaboration
The Economic Times
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August 4, 2025
Hyderabad-based spacetech startup Dhruva Space is set to launch its first commercial mission, LEAP-1, in collaboration with Australian partners Akula Tech and Esper Satellites. The mission is scheduled to lift off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket...
Pat Farmer Quicksand Run returns
Coast Community News
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August 3, 2025
The second Annual Pat Farmer Quicksand Australia soft sand run will take place at Terrigal Beach on Sunday, August 31. The ultra marathon legend will host the event in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Gosford North. There will be multiple...
Event is cream of the crop
Shepparton News
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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,...
Red tape slows New Zealand’s adoption of biological farming products – Dr Jacqueline Rowarth
The New Zealand Herald
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August 5, 2025
Total alcohol consumption has been falling over recent years, though data on home consumption aren’t yet available. Demand for dairy products has increased across the board, not just those targeting older consumers. Adoption of autonomous vehicles...
The social media post Australia's youngest senator, 21, did not want you to see - as her bold plan for the country's future is revealed
Daily Mail
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August 4, 2025
Australia's youngest-ever senator has deleted a 'cringeworthy' video documenting a day in her life at Parliament, which was posted just a day after she outlined her bold agenda for the country's future. Charlotte Walker, 21, who made headlines...
Families unite at site of massacre in Western Australia: ‘Something spoke through me’
The Guardian
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August 4, 2025
Warning: This article contains historical records that use racist and offensive language, and descriptions of events that will be distressing to some readers. It also contains references to Indigenous Australians who have died The trees have a...
Australia PM Albanese says easing of curbs on US beef not prompted by Trump
The Indian Express
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July 27, 2025
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that a decision to ease rules on US beef imports was not prompted by US President Donald Trump.Trump this week said the US would sell “so much” beef to Australia after Canberra announced...
Looking for a farmstay in NSW? You're not alone – "agritourism" is Australia's new travel trend
Time Out
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Ever dreamt of fleeing the city and spending your days collecting eggs and baking bread in a farmhouse kitchen? You’re not alone. And while, for many of us, the cottagecore country existence is still just a pipe dream, holidays to the countryside...
Over 4k Farmers and Fishermen on Jobseekers- Sen O'Reilly
The Anglo-Celt
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Published: Sun 3 Aug 2025, 1:00 PM According to data released to Aontú, some 4,235 individuals working in forestry, fishing and agriculture have moved to jobseekers' allowance / job seekers' benefit since 2016. Aontú's Senator Sarah O'Reilly, who...
$50 million housing support package for residents impacted by East Coast Floods
The National Tribune
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August 20, 2025
Caravans and self-contained pod homes will be deployed for eligible flood-hit residents and primary producers whose homes were uninsured and uninhabitable so they can stay on their property during repairs. This is an additional support to the...
Australia has granted first Climate Visas, NZ must follow
The Daily Blog
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July 26, 2025
Australia has just brought in Climate Visa’s… Rising ocean levels are already threatening low-slung Pacific Island nations, some of which are situated atop atolls—ring-shaped coral reefs often surrounding lagoons—just a few meters above sea level....
Powering our agriculture is key to food security
The Manila Times
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August 4, 2025
FOR an archipelagic country surrounded by salt water, one must presume that the Philippines is never lacking in salt, one of life’s vital minerals and an indispensable food ingredient. Salt is used in countless ways. We are a nation locked by the...
GST reform will help exporters
The Hindu Business Line
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August 21, 2025
One measure that will surely provide some respite to middle-class budgets is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposal to the GST Council to reduce goods and services (GST) slab rates from the current four-tier structure of 5 per cent, 12 per cent,...