A major NSW wool grower with credentials across industry bodies has been snubbed as a favoured candidate in the upcoming Australian Wool Innovation board elections. But Ed Storey — a former WoolProducers Australia president whose resume reads like a who’s who of the wool industry — says he’s hopeful his reputation will be recognised by […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Organ donation plummeted during Covid – and now 13 million Australians are being urged to take the 60 seconds required to register as donors to help save lives. Organ donation plummeted about 25 per cent in Australia during the Covid pandemic, declining for the first time since the national transplant program was established in 2009. […]
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 […]