Sam Coulton is not one to throw things away. The third-generation Queensland cotton grower keeps everything that still has potential use on his Goondiwindi farm. He says he inherited the trait from his father, Keith, a pioneer of irrigated farming in northern NSW who was honoured with an MBE in 1979 for services to agriculture […]
Victoria and southern NSW are in the box seat to produce Australia’s best winter crops this year, according to a leading grains analyst. Market Check chief executive Mick Crundall told this week’s episode of The Australian Ag Podcast said while Western Australia produced an “absolute thumper” of a crop last year, tonnages in the nation’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
It’s a vision of the future that has captured the imagination of farmers, food companies and agricultural scientists for the past decade. As arable land becomes scarcer, the climate-change risk of destroying forests to make more cropping country becomes ever-more apparent, and food insecurity intensifies as a global threat to world peace, many minds have […]
New data reveals how Australians’ habits and concerns have changed since the coronavirus pandemic hit. A lot has changed in two years, and Australians are struggling to find their feet again amid soaring living expenses and the ongoing effects of Covid-19. Research from one of Australia’s largest toll road providers has revealed how our spending […]
A Queensland business owner has spoken out about the grim reality of the state’s worker shortage, with a new report revealing the situation is getting worse. Soon to be Cakes N Shit co-owner Stacey Ellis told NCA NewsWire her small cafe and cake business in Brisbane has been looking for staff for over a month. […]
A developer has scrapped plans to build a $500 million apartment tower on the Gold Coast, citing spiralling construction costs. Melbourne-based Central Equity will not go ahead with it’s 56-storey Pacific One tower in Surfers Paradise, saying global supply chain turmoil had made it unviable. “The company feels strongly that it is better to move […]
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 […]
This Queensland community organisation is tackling homelessness with Japanese-style “pod” housing. Founded by Helen Youngberry in 2018 and developed over three years, the Goodna Street Life sleeping pods are designed to provide temporary crisis housing for people and families facing homelessness. Each pod is slightly bigger than a single size mattress, made of aluminium and […]
Telstra has made a massive change to its services after hearing customers “loud and clear”. Telecommunications giant Telstra has announced all of its call centres have returned to Australian soil after ongoing customer demand. When announcing the change on Tuesday, Telstra CEO Andrew Penn said the overhaul has been in the works for some time. […]
A fresh round of Coles Nurture Fund recipients from across the country have ambitious plans for innovative sustainability projects to help meet growing consumer demand for organic produce. It wasn’t so long ago that only health food stores stocked organic produce, but now you can’t miss it in the supermarket. What used to be a […]