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Shock at call for moratorium on 'reckless renewables'

Shock at call for moratorium on 'reckless renewables'

Anti-renewables activists want to protect agricultural land but the energy industry says solar and wind is future-proofing farmers and giving regions new jobs.

Concerns stranded livestock could still go to Israel

Concerns stranded livestock could still go to Israel

Concerns stranded livestock could still go to Israel

Concerns stranded livestock could still go to Israel

Animal activists are concerned an exporter may re-apply to ship thousands of stranded sheep and cattle to the Middle East after an earlier attempt failed.

Live export ship blocked from sailing to Israel

Live export ship blocked from sailing to Israel

Live export ship blocked from sailing to Israel

Live export ship blocked from sailing to Israel

The federal government has rejected an application to send a stranded live export ship with thousands of sheep and cattle on board back to the Middle East.

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Farmers cashing in on renewable energy opportunities

Farmers cashing in on renewable energy opportunities

Farmers are making good money from renewable energy projects located on their properties, with some saying the new income stream has saved the family farm.

Australians to have their say on supermarket prices

Australians to have their say on supermarket prices

Shoppers and farmers are being encouraged to have their say about supermarket prices and how competition can be increased to lower the bill at the checkout.

Hundreds of animals disembark ship amid export limbo

Hundreds of animals disembark ship amid export limbo

While some animals are back on dry land, thousands of cattle remain in limbo on an export ship forced to return to WA because of conflict in the Middle East.

Farmer turns actor in film exploring bush mental health

Farmer turns actor in film exploring bush mental health

Prominent actors and the farming industry have rallied to a novice filmmaker's project that shines a light on mental health issues in the bush.

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Ship with 16,500 animals in limbo amid export decision

Ship with 16,500 animals in limbo amid export decision

Ship with 16,500 animals in limbo amid export decision

Ship with 16,500 animals in limbo amid export decision

A live export ship loaded with sheep and cattle has returned to port, as the federal government decides if the animals will spend another month at sea.

Stranded ship with 16,500 sheep, cattle berths in WA

Stranded ship with 16,500 sheep, cattle berths in WA

Stranded ship with 16,500 sheep, cattle berths in WA

Stranded ship with 16,500 sheep, cattle berths in WA

A stranded live export ship carrying about 16,500 animals has docked at Fremantle, where it is expected to be partially offloaded before resuming its journey.

Stranded ship with 16,500 sheep, cattle to be unloaded

Stranded ship with 16,500 sheep, cattle to be unloaded

Stranded ship with 16,500 sheep, cattle to be unloaded

Stranded ship with 16,500 sheep, cattle to be unloaded

A stranded live export ship carrying about 16,500 animals will be partially offloaded in Western Australia before resuming its journey to export the livestock.

Farmers losing international trade in ports dispute

Farmers losing international trade in ports dispute

Farmers losing international trade in ports dispute

Farmers losing international trade in ports dispute

Farmers say they are being 'held hostage' in an ongoing industrial dispute impacting Australian ports, losing money, trade and damaging their export reputation.

Flooded farmers keep afloat with regenerative methods

Flooded farmers keep afloat with regenerative methods

Flooded farmers keep afloat with regenerative methods

Flooded farmers keep afloat with regenerative methods

Recent flooding in parts of Australia has left some farmers swamped but those using regenerative farming practices say their recovery has been accelerated.

Biosecurity order imposed as fire ants nest destroyed

Biosecurity order imposed as fire ants nest destroyed

Biosecurity order imposed as fire ants nest destroyed

Biosecurity order imposed as fire ants nest destroyed

Biosecurity officials have destroyed a fire ant nest south of Ballina as an order limiting the movement of goods is imposed to prevent them from spreading.

Mysterious steam train tunnel sees the light at Fringe

Mysterious steam train tunnel sees the light at Fringe

Mysterious steam train tunnel sees the light at Fringe

Mysterious steam train tunnel sees the light at Fringe

Hundreds of metres of projections will illuminate the history of a century-old rail tunnel from the inside as part of the Adelaide Fringe Festival.

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NSW agriculture, biosec head gone after a decade in job

A senior public servant and former meat industry leader has departed abruptly after a 10-year stint, drawing questions about the future of his department.

Supermarkets to face inquiry over grocery prices

Major supermarkets are set to face a Queensland parliamentary inquiry following a meeting with state premier Steven Miles.

Supermarkets under scrutiny over food costs

Queensland Premier Steven Miles is set to meet supermarket bosses over the rising cost of groceries.

Water trigger 'too vague' to stop onshore gas expansion

Tweaked environmental laws remain too loose to safeguard water supplies and tackle threats to food growers and country from onshore gas wells, research shows.

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Australian ag tech is helping save endangered species

Home grown technology designed for cattle is now being used in the fight to protect some of the world's most vulnerable species including the koala and giraffe.

Farmers, shoppers bear brunt of supermarket pricing

Farmers have called for a consumer watchdog inquiry, rather than a review, into the supermarket sector after accusing it of failing producers and consumers.

Companies charged over 70-year-old farm worker's death

Worksafe Victoria has slapped a fruit grower and labour hire company with unsafe workplace charges after a 70-year-old man fell from a trailer and died.

PM pledges supermarket probe will check out all options

A former federal minister will lead a review into the supermarket sector as claims intensify of price gouging by big chains during a cost-of-living crisis.

Alcoa mine clearing to supply scarce WA hardwood timber

Controversial land clearing at Alcoa's mine sites is likely to feed WA's ailing hardwood timber industry with logs following a ban on felling native forests.

School meals on the menu to boost children's health

A parliamentary committee wants the government to put school meals on the menu across Australia in a bid to improve the health of the nation's school children.

Asian toad pest found in Victoria a 'serious threat'

Melburnians have been urged to look out for the deadly Asian black-spined toad after a resident found one while taking an afternoon walk on Boxing Day.

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