A leading regulatory and legislative lawyer has urged Australian farmers to keep control over their carbon credit units as the market rapidly develops. Mulloon Institute director Matt Egerton-Warburton, a corporate partner with Gadens lawyers and chairman of the Mulloon Law Committee, has detailed how farmers can control their carbon credits as the demand for Australian […]
An Australian marketing expert has laid out why, in business terms, an iconic beer producer has decided not to market its latest high-alcohol product to the Northern Territory. In early March, Victoria Bitter, one of Australia’s most iconic beers, announced its plan to launch a new brew called Victoria Bitter Xtra, or VX. The beverage […]
Australian households spent an average of 11.2 per cent more in December 2022 than in the same month the previous year, new data has revealed. The Australian Bureau of Statistics released the figures on Tuesday which showed a mammoth 22.7 per cent hike on services since December 2021. This rise was largely due to increased […]
Sydney’s famous Glebe Markets will do its last day of trading at the end of this month. Organisers announced the sad news on Wednesday evening, blindsiding stallholders who were sent an email blaming the sudden closure on ‘personal reasons’. “Thank you for sharing the last 31 years with us,” the markets said on social media. […]
Coles is re-introducing buying limits for packs of frozen potato products as the nation grapples with a shortage of potatoes. Heavy rainfall and major flooding has impacted the country’s potato production, causing a 25 per cent spike in the wholesale potato price. The knock-on effect means you’ll now be limited to a maximum of two […]
Coles is re-introducing buying limits for packs of frozen potato products as the nation grapples with a shortage of potatoes. Heavy rainfall and major flooding has impacted the country’s potato production, causing a 25 per cent spike in the wholesale potato price. The knock-on effect means you’ll now be limited to a maximum of two […]
Coal companies have recorded windfall profits amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with new research revealing the billions of dollars exporters made. The value of coal exports skyrocketed to $112B over 2021-22 despite Australians being crippled by climbing energy prices as a direct result of Russia’s invasion. It marks a 186 per cent increase from […]
Business owners are pushing for customers to stop using third-party delivery apps such as Uber and Menulog as they offer “no support” for businesses and are “not Australian”. It comes as popular delivery service provider Deliveroo shocked customers and drivers by suddenly closing its Australian operation this week. Deliveroo went into voluntary administration, citing poor […]
Frontline community charities smashed by back-to-back years of natural disasters are begging fellow Aussies to donate not just money – but muscle. “Unheard of” non-stop demand caused by fires and floods, combined with spiralling running costs and the coming bushfire season, means that grassroots response organisations are “screaming out for volunteers”, according to BlazeAid CEO […]
The Queensland Government will double the size of its Housing Investment Fund by injecting $130 million each year into the state’s housing sector. The Queensland Housing Summit hosted in Brisbane on Thursday welcomed government, private and public sector stakeholders to discuss the housing crisis facing the state. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the government would be […]
Australia’s almond industry has witnessed the peak of its growth, as land near suitable water sources becomes increasingly scarce, according to one of the nation’s biggest growers. Select Harvests chief executive Paul Thompson told The Australian Ag Podcast, out today, he believed the almond industry’s rapid paced growth over the past decade was on its […]
Aussie farmers are in the middle of mourning “a terrible waste” of produce, with truckloads of healthy oranges being dumped in “graveyards” around the country. About 1500 semi trailers full of – what may seem to the untrained eye – perfectly fine oranges have been dumped at sites around the nation, while orange orchards filled […]