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Farmers are calling for practical and common-sense workforce and regulatory reforms to address ongoing labour shortages in Australian agriculture and support improved productivity outcomes.
Helicopters and high clearance vehicles are dropping off essential supplies to isolated communities in Western, North Western and North Eastern NSW as the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) supports those impacted by ongoing flooding.
NSW State Emergency Service has deployed more than 750 personnel, rescue assets, high clearance vehicles and flood rescue teams as impacts from heavy rain and water flowing south from Queensland are felt across the state.
Young farmers are calling on all sides of politics to back a federal first farm buyer scheme as the latest interest rate decision delivers little relief for the next generation.
The soul-destroying floods in rural New South Wales and Queensland are affecting rural people who matter to Australia’s very existence and who are the backbone of Australia’s economy.
The Federal Budget for 2025-26 is a mixed bag for rural, regional and remote Australia in terms of funding for healthcare. While certain aspects of the budget benefit rural populations, there is a lack of a targeted strategy to address the unique health challenges these communities face.
The Renewable Energy Alliance (RE-Alliance) and Community Power Agency – two organisations working for more than a decade in renewable energy regions – say last night’s budget is a missed opportunity for regional communities.
A Charles Sturt University researcher argues sustainability research is particularly relevant to supporting Australian farmers’ resilience to both climate change and market risk.
NSW Farmers is encouraging all flood and storm affected landholders to report damage through an official government survey as the damage bill from the disaster exceeds $17 million in NSW.
The state’s peak farm body has condemned activist attacks targeting livestock carriers across southern NSW.
Australia’s food market appears to be “normalising” after a “chaotic” five-year period – impacted by factors including Covid, supply chain disruptions and inflation – Rabobank says in a newly-released report.
Farmers have warned roads and bridges across the Northern Rivers will require urgent repair as the full extent of flood damage from ex-tropical Cyclone Alfred is revealed.
