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Australia to reduce US beef import restrictions
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 25, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australia announced it will reduce restrictions on U.S. beef imports in a move U.S. President Donald Trump's administration claimed as a major victory over "non-scientific trade barriers." Agriculture Minister Julie Collins...
Farm-to-fork feast opens Curated Plate festival
Noosa Today
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July 25, 2025
A farm-to-fork experience at historic Yandina Station, led by a star chef, provided a fitting opening to one of Queensland’s finest food and drink festivals. Held in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, the opening event of The Curated Plate set the...
Farm safety fears rise as death toll stays high
The Scottish Farmer
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Coinciding with the start of Farm Safety Week 2025, the sobering data shows that 28 farm workers across the UK lost their lives in the past year, 23 in Great Britain and five in Northern Ireland, alongside four members of the public, including two...
Australia should compromise to reach EU trade deal, minister says
KFGO - North Dakota
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July 25, 2025
CANBERRA (Reuters) -Australia should accept compromises to reach a trade deal with the European Union and demonstrate that such agreements can still be reached in a more protectionist world, Trade Minister Don Farrell said on Friday. Farrell said...
Australia lifts restrictions on U.S. beef after 20 years
AGDAILY - Michigan
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July 24, 2025
Australia has officially lifted a long-standing restriction on U.S. beef imports following a full biosecurity and safety assessment, clearing the way for fresh chilled and frozen American beef products to legally enter the Australian market....
Australia’s parliament opens with tradition and pageantry – plus a sideshow of protest and reactionary zeal
The Guardian
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July 25, 2025
Just as the governor general, Sam Mostyn, was preparing to address the ceremonial opening of federal parliament this week, word got around the press gallery that One Nation was preparing to mount a stunt. Along with veterans Pauline Hanson and...
Albanese issues blistering attack on Israel, demands ceasefire before hostages released
Sky News Australia
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July 24, 2025
Anthony Albanese has issued a blistering attack on Israel, declaring its actions in Gaza "cannot be defended or ignored" and demanding Benjamin Netanyahu's government agree to a ceasefire before hostages are released. In his strongest ever...
Australian beef exports trigger China Safeguard, incurring 12pc tariff through to January
Beef Central
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July 25, 2025
Visitors checking a cutting demonstration and tasting on Australia’s stand at Shanghai’s SIAL food trade show in May AUSTRALIAN beef exports to China will face a larger tariff obstacle for the remainder of the calendar year, after triggering the...
Agribusiness buzz briefs: bank closures, ag insolvencies, vet group seeks GM
Farmonline
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July 25, 2025
This year's national finalists are Dakota Gough, 22, Northern Territory; Kayla Starkey, 29, South Australia; Thea Walker, 24, Western Australia; Stephanie Laycock, 27, Queensland; Grace Collins, 22, NSW; Dylan Bellchamers, 26, Tasmania; and...
Australia eases curbs on US beef that angered Trump
BDNews24
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Australia will ease restrictions on beef imports from the United States, the country's agriculture ministry said on Thursday, potentially smoothing trade talks with US President Donald Trump, who had attacked its rules. Still, the decision is...
$541K workwear donation boosts farmer safety
FBC News
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August 2, 2025
[Source: Fiji Government/ Facebook] Farmers will feel safer working in their sugarcane fields following a donation of over $541,000 worth of workwear, as part of Phase II of the LOWES Donation Programme in Vitogo Village, Lautoka. The donation,...
Australia, India Likely to Expand Free Trade Pact, Minister Says
Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) -- Australia and India are likely to expand their free trade agreement in the “very near future,” Trade Minister Don Farrell said, while dismissing assertions that President Donald Trump was responsible for Canberra’s decision to lift...
France extends cheese recall as crisis spreads beyond borders
Monaco Life
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August 21, 2025
French authorities have added four more contaminated products to their ongoing cheese recall as the crisis expands internationally, with affected French cheeses now withdrawn from stores across 30 countries. The latest additions, announced between...
Water treatment breakthrough
Northern Star Weekly
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August 21, 2025
By Jack O’shea-Ayres A Thomastown company is set to lead the way in tackling harmful “forever chemicals” in water, after being awarded $3 million in federal funding for a groundbreaking sustainability project. Bygen Pty Ltd has received support...
Kiama: Where the Sea Makes Thunder on Australia’s Spectacular Blowhole Coast
Go World Travel Magazine - Colorado
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August 3, 2025
Visitors gather to watch the famous Kiama Blowhole as ocean swells push water through the rocky coastline. Photo by Ayan Adak We, along with perhaps over a hundred spectators, waited with bated breath, staring at a bare rocky cliff jutting over...
Australia Relaxes Curbs on U.S. Beef Imports That Angered Trump
Successful Farming
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By Peter Hobson and Renju Jose CANBERRA/SYDNEY, July 24 (Reuters) - Australia will ease restrictions on beef imports from the U.S., the country's agriculture ministry said on Thursday, potentially smoothing trade talks with U.S. President Donald...
‘An absolute disgrace’: NSW turbine proposal sends Australians ‘up in arms’
Sky News Australia
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August 3, 2025
Sky News host James Morrow discusses a proposal to build turbines in New South Wales which has Australians “up in arms”. “This just goes to prove, guys, that the environmental movement is really not about the environment anymore; it is vandalism...
Rwanda-backed rebels massacre civilians in Congo
PerthNow
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August 20, 2025
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed at least 140 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in July, Human Rights Watch says. A report by the independent, non-governmental human rights organisation released on Wednesday highlights how violence...
Home and Away star suffers an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction as Australia's biggest TV stars take to the Logies red carpet
Daily Mail
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August 3, 2025
Emily Weir suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction on Sunday night as she stepped out in a very racy white gown on the 2025 Logie Awards red carpet at The Star in Sydney. The Home and Away star, 35, almost flashed more than she bargained for...
Lake Victoria Gold Secures Updated Environmental Approval, Strengthening Development Pathway At Imwelo
MENAFN
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN- Newsfile Corp) Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 21, 2025) - Lake Victoria Gold Ltd. (TSXV: LVG) (OTCQB: LVGLF) (FSE: E1K) ("LVG" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Tanzanian National Environment...