Free-trade agreements, such as those negotiated with the UK, provide much more than improved access for Australian agricultural products, the boss of one of the nation’s biggest beef companies says. “It also provides competition so that we improve our services,” Hancock Agriculture chief executive Adam Giles told the latest episode of The Australian Ag Podcast, […]
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 […]
Banana freckle disease has re-emerged in the Northern Territory, sparking fears the outbreak could threaten the banana industry. This is the first time the fungal disease, which leaves a spotty, sandpaper texture on the fruit, has emerged since 2019. So far, 17 properties have identified the disease, 16 of which are in the Batchelor and […]
A remote part of Australia will be lit up tonight in a historical event as NASA launches a rocket from the red dirt. In a first for Australia, US space agency NASA will launch a rocket from a remote area of the Northern Territory on Sunday night. The rocket will launch from the Arnhem Space […]
This weekend’s Supercars Indigenous Round promises to be a championship to remember, as Walkinshaw Andretti United unveils livery with Aboriginal heart. The inaugural Supercars Indigenous Round burns with Aboriginal spirit in more ways than one, as racing teams debuted stunning Indigenous livery on Thursday. Unveiled in Darwin ahead of all the action at Hidden Valley […]
Mushroom Records, which promoted the hit ‘90s group, will mentor First Nations talent trying to break into the industry, thanks to a new pathways program with Eddie Betts as ambassador. If it wasn’t for Michael Gudinski, we may have never heard Yothu Yindi sing about “Treaty Yeah, Treaty Now.” The founder of Mushroom Records was […]