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Cloud-based micro businesses floated for future economy

Cloud-based micro businesses floated for future economy

Artificial intelligence in health, education or agriculture could fix many social challenges and is within reach for even the smallest firms, a report shows.

Industry urged to club together in clean energy hubs

Industry urged to club together in clean energy hubs

Industry urged to club together in clean energy hubs

Industry urged to club together in clean energy hubs

Taxpayer funding for cleaning up heavily polluting industries is being wasted by favouring smaller projects at individual facilities, economic modelling shows.

Beekeepers ponder future as deadly mite takes hold

Beekeepers ponder future as deadly mite takes hold

Beekeepers ponder future as deadly mite takes hold

Beekeepers ponder future as deadly mite takes hold

Australian beekeepers are contemplating their future after authorities conceded they can't control a deadly mite which has wreaked havoc on other countries.

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Qantas CEO apologises as inquiry hears damning evidence

Qantas CEO apologises as inquiry hears damning evidence

The new chief of Qantas has apologised to Australians for poor service as a Senate inquiry was told the airline had acted like it was "above the law".

Beekeepers shift to suppress spread of deadly parasite

Beekeepers shift to suppress spread of deadly parasite

A parasitic mite that preys on bees has spread so far beyond a containment zone that authorities have been forced to switch to a suppression strategy.

'From mud to concrete' farmers feeling the El Nino heat

'From mud to concrete' farmers feeling the El Nino heat

With drier and hotter weather patterns confirmed some Aussie farmers are already in drought.

Beekeepers warn deadly parasite cannot be eliminated

Beekeepers warn deadly parasite cannot be eliminated

Beekeepers say detections of the varroa mite show attempts to eradicate the parasite have failed and the industry must learn to live with it.

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Call for tax to stop exports of emissions, jobs to Asia

Call for tax to stop exports of emissions, jobs to Asia

Call for tax to stop exports of emissions, jobs to Asia

Call for tax to stop exports of emissions, jobs to Asia

Net-zero tsar Greg Combet has put Australia on a post-war footing for the massive task of decarbonising the economy but business leaders are more realistic.

Embracing 'natural capital' can give farmers extra edge

Embracing 'natural capital' can give farmers extra edge

Embracing 'natural capital' can give farmers extra edge

Embracing 'natural capital' can give farmers extra edge

Tapping into the natural capital of agricultural properties - water, soil, air, plants and other resources - can reap significant economic benefits for farmers.

Blooming good idea recognised in Rural Women's Award

Blooming good idea recognised in Rural Women's Award

Blooming good idea recognised in Rural Women's Award

Blooming good idea recognised in Rural Women's Award

A Victorian flower farmer has won the 2023 Rural Women's Award for co-founding a digital platform that links consumers with local blooms.

Imported avocados smashed as grocery chain goes local

Imported avocados smashed as grocery chain goes local

Imported avocados smashed as grocery chain goes local

Imported avocados smashed as grocery chain goes local

A major supermarket chain has become the first to sell Australian avocados exclusively in all of its 586 stores, ahead of a bumper summer season.

Bush food in favour as trade savours indigenous flavour

Bush food in favour as trade savours indigenous flavour

Bush food in favour as trade savours indigenous flavour

Bush food in favour as trade savours indigenous flavour

Rapid growth is forecast for Australia's native food industry with unique flavours and their Indigenous producers a big drawcard at a major trade show.

Chinese demand boosts record Aussie agriculture exports

Chinese demand boosts record Aussie agriculture exports

Chinese demand boosts record Aussie agriculture exports

Chinese demand boosts record Aussie agriculture exports

Australian agricultural exports have hit a record high for a second year, as China stays the number one destination, fuelled by continued demand for crops.

Need for 'fair dinkum' emission plans, climate literacy

Need for 'fair dinkum' emission plans, climate literacy

Need for 'fair dinkum' emission plans, climate literacy

Need for 'fair dinkum' emission plans, climate literacy

Scrutiny on businesses using carbon credits to meet declared climate commitments is bringing pressure for more ambitious plans to cut emissions.

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Founder draws on seeds of change with hemp construction

At a processing mill in northern Tasmania, a women-only start-up with bold expansion plans is using an unlikely material to shake up the construction sector.

Indonesia lifts ban on Australian live cattle exports

Indonesia has lifted its ban on live cattle imports from four Australian facilities after a lumpy skin disease scare.

Volunteers warn of 'uncertain' future for Landcare work

Funding uncertainty for Landcare is putting the movement under threat, with volunteers claiming not enough money is reaching those on the frontline.

Spotlight on latest Australian agriculture technology

Dozens of homegrown inventions are on display at an agriculture exhibition, which organisers hope will help inspire Australian farmers.

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Salmon farmers at odds with destock call to save skate

Tasmania's salmon industry is resisting advice to destock pens in a harbour in order to save an ancient fish on the brink of extinction.

Sweet deal for sugar exporters as UK drops tariffs

Australian raw sugar is heading to the UK tariff-free for the first time in 50 years under the free trade agreement between the two nations.

Malaysia lifts live export ban after lumpy skin scare

A shipment of live cattle will depart the Northern Territory for Malaysia this week after the nation removed an importation ban.

Horticulture and sugar hit give crop production a boost

The latest agricultural commodities and crop forecast shows the sector remains strong despite drier times ahead, with exports tipped to fall after record years.

Reef run off dramatically reduced with new technology

Cane farmers could dramatically reduce herbicide costs and reef run-off with a new crop sprayer project that uses artificial intelligence to identify weeds.

Foreign ownership of agricultural land takes a slide

The latest figures on foreign ownership show a lessening of overseas interests holding agricultural land in Australia.

Australia welcomes China shipments after barley barney

Trade Minister Don Farrell has welcomed the first Australian barley exports making their way to China after punitive trade tariffs were dropped.

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