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Farmers dig in on renewables as transition accelerates

Farmers dig in on renewables as transition accelerates

The push is on for Australian farmers to play their part in the transition to renewable energy but some remain apprehensive about climate targets.

Outbreak spreads with bird flu confirmed at 11th farm

Outbreak spreads with bird flu confirmed at 11th farm

Outbreak spreads with bird flu confirmed at 11th farm

Outbreak spreads with bird flu confirmed at 11th farm

A Canberra facility is the 11th property nationally that has been affected by a bird flu outbreak, as Woolworths imposes egg limits on some customers.

Driver charged over minibus double-fatality gets bail

Driver charged over minibus double-fatality gets bail

Driver charged over minibus double-fatality gets bail

Driver charged over minibus double-fatality gets bail

A man accused of driving a bus that crashed and killed two people has been bailed, while another five passengers remain in hospital.

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Industrial-scale change gives energy to small producers

Industrial-scale change gives energy to small producers

Less obvious sources of greenhouse gases - including wine and pet food producers - have been awarded grants to lead the way in reducing industrial emissions.

Potential Canberra bird flu case linked to NSW outbreak

Potential Canberra bird flu case linked to NSW outbreak

A Canberra egg farm has been locked down while the ACT government investigates a suspected case of the bird flu virus believed to be linked to a NSW outbreak.

Ban on live sheep exports clears lower house

Ban on live sheep exports clears lower house

Laws imposing a ban on live sheep exports has passed parliament's lower house, despite concerns the contentious proposal was being rushed through parliament.

Bird flu detected at eighth Victorian farm

Bird flu detected at eighth Victorian farm

Another Victorian farm has been confirmed to have bird flu, the eighth in the state, with the chickens at the property doomed to be euthanised.

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Bird flu misinformation spreading faster than virus

Bird flu misinformation spreading faster than virus

Bird flu misinformation spreading faster than virus

Bird flu misinformation spreading faster than virus

Experts have hosed down fears about bird flu outbreaks in Australia and overseas being stoked on social media.

Supermarkets to face millions in fines under new code

Supermarkets to face millions in fines under new code

Supermarkets to face millions in fines under new code

Supermarkets to face millions in fines under new code

Supermarkets could be hit with millions in fines in a government bid to make prices fairer for farmers and shoppers.

Australia's organic rules a hot mess for consumers

Australia's organic rules a hot mess for consumers

Australia's organic rules a hot mess for consumers

Australia's organic rules a hot mess for consumers

Australia's regulation of organic products is laughable by world standards and the result is a legion of confused consumers, advocates for change say.

'Hoax': report backing live sheep export ban savaged

'Hoax': report backing live sheep export ban savaged

'Hoax': report backing live sheep export ban savaged

'Hoax': report backing live sheep export ban savaged

Peak livestock and farming bodies have derided a report backing a ban on Australian live sheep exports, saying the inquiry that led to it was a sham.

Abandon sheep: report backs future ban on live exports

Abandon sheep: report backs future ban on live exports

Abandon sheep: report backs future ban on live exports

Abandon sheep: report backs future ban on live exports

A parliamentary committee has thrown its weight behind laws to ban live sheep exports, with its chair saying the "time has come" to bring an end to the trade.

Talks spring hopes of path forward on water

Talks spring hopes of path forward on water

Talks spring hopes of path forward on water

Talks spring hopes of path forward on water

Despite two days and hundreds of voices from along the Murray Darling Basin, the future shape of the basin plan is as clear as mud.

Experts struggle to crack mystery new bird-flu outbreak

Experts struggle to crack mystery new bird-flu outbreak

Experts struggle to crack mystery new bird-flu outbreak

Experts struggle to crack mystery new bird-flu outbreak

Australia does not do enough to protect its biosecurity, an expert has warned as authorities work overtime to contain the spread of bird flu in two states.

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Reflections reveal climate risk to Murray-Darling Basin

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority has identified a drying climate as a key risk factor for Australia's largest river system and the people who depend on it.

MONA queen's forest foray has aura of ambiguity

It's been six months since Kirsha Kaechele held a bizarre congress to get loggers and forest defenders talking. In typical MONA fashion it's been polarising.

China's Li signals demand for New Zealand dairy, meat

China anticipates increasing demand for high-quality goods such as dairy, health products, beef and lamb from New Zealand, Premier Li Qiang says.

Banning sheep exports will kill towns, inquiry told

Farmers have gathered to protest a ban on live sheep exports, with witnesses at a fiery public hearing saying towns will die when the ban comes into effect.

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'Concerning precedent' but animal welfare risk too high

Banning live sheep shipments is a "concerning precedent" for other live animal exports but vets say animal welfare risks remain unacceptable, an inquiry hears.

Dry weather in some states dampens farmer confidence

Farmer confidence has taken a U-turn in the latest quarter in the face of economic pressures and mixed seasonal conditions across Australia.

Farmer pressure ends NZ plan to price cattle emissions

A plan to price agricultural emissions has been scrapped by New Zealand's government, which is forming a group to find other ways to work on methane.

Fears people will crack as Coles imposes egg limits

A growing bird flu outbreak is yet to hit farmed chicken meat but shoppers have been urged to avoid panic-buying after a supermarket introduced egg sale limits.

Cotton growers unpick ways to improve soil health

A research project is trying to unpick ways for cotton growers to improve their environmental credentials by boosting soil health on their farms.

Fruit growers hit as SPC cuts canned peaches and pears

Cost-of-living pressures are pushing consumers away from local produce, prompting Australia's biggest food processor to cut production at a Victorian cannery.

Bird flu strikes down chickens at fourth Victorian farm

A fourth chicken farm in Victoria has tested positive for a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu as authorities prepare to cull all birds on the property.

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