Regions put living costs top of their concerns list
The Mood of the Bush survey gauged the concerns of regional Australians.
Bush Summit
Solar farms and wind turbines in the bush are a fire disaster waiting to happen
Anthony Albanese, speaking to the Bush Summit in Tamworth, said the coming fire season is going to be a bad one. He is correct but it’s going to be much worse than he could imagine.
Stop beating around the bush on regions
In session after session, speakers at The Australian’s Bush Summit lamented the vast gulf between the volume of wealth generated by the regions for WA, and the standard of services provided in return.
WA graziers, miners call for overseas skilled workers
WA’s rural sector has called on the federal government to allow it access to skilled overseas workers as it struggles to match the hefty wages offered by the rich iron ore mines.
Roads and healthcare key to bush future
Developing better infrastructure and increasing basic health services are key to boosting liveability in rural communities and bridging the divide between the city and the bush.
Roy Hill sets up chatbot to help lift productivity
Equipment improvements and innovative techniques have long been the focus for mining companies looking to gain an efficiency edge, but now they have turned to AI to boost productivity.
Turn to nuclear in net-zero push, Gina Rinehart says
Australia’s richest woman has laid out a sweeping vision for the nation’s future, advocating nuclear energy as part of a net-zero future rather than just wind and solar.
Wind farms facing revolt from farmers
Governments and wind farm developers could face stiff opposition from farmers amid growing concern that large-scale projects could change the landscape for the worse, Adam Giles says.
Water policy, lumpy skin disease the talk of north
Applying water policy developed in the country’s southeast to blooming cropping regions in Northern Australia would hold the region back from becoming a food and fibre powerhouse.
United call to close the divide between city and the bush
Farmers, mayors, doctors and Australia’s richest person have all united to call for a better deal for the regions in an effort to close the divide between bush and city life.
Leader ‘not too fussed’ over vote
One of the Kimberley’s most senior Indigenous leaders says he is ‘not too fussed’ whether the voice referendum succeeds or fails.
Cultural heritage laws ‘a mistake’
Former NT chief minister Adam Giles says WA’s Cook Labor government did the right thing by scrapping its contentious Aboriginal cultural heritage laws.
Australian critical minerals miners push for bigger US role
Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King says the government is still pushing for a bigger place for Australian critical mineral miners in Joe Biden’s $US500bn Inflation Reduction Act.
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Country kids sport their mateship with pride
Australia’s coal, iron ore, gold, aluminium, and gas may be the live blood of regional Australia, but a sense of humour, straight talk and sport is what keeps the bush alive and thriving.
Return earned money to bush: Gina Rinehart
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has called for more money earned from the bush to be returned to the bush for better regional services.
Fulfilling the vast potential of nation’s diverse regions
Bush Summit puts rural dwellers front and centre of national discussion.
Movers and shakers in meeting of minds in powerhouse state
The Perth leg of the Bush Summit — featuring mining magnate Gina Rinehart and cricket legend Adam Gilchrist — comes at a time when regional WA is firmly in the national spotlight.
Albanese faces hot welcome
Anthony Albanese and the nation’s political leaders arrived in the country music capital of Tamworth on Friday to face NSW’s angry farmers at The Daily Telegraph Bush Summit.
Albanese’s pitch as fire and drought risks loom
The PM outlines his plan to help farmers drought-proof Australia and mitigate natural disasters.
Bush Summit can bring policy energy
Hopefully the Bush Summit can re-energise interest in our north, despite the obvious problem: 85 per cent of Australians, and 85 per cent of the voters, live in our cities.
Critical moment in Kimberley’s history
A vast region of remarkable wilderness, Kimberley presents both challenges and opportunities. Investors in the region need the certainty of solutions for the hurdles to development.
Changing face of Kimberley’s cattle industry
The red dirt and cattle country of the Kimberley has long been defined by its hard men and cowboys, yet it is women who are shaping the region’s future.
Basin plan in deep water but ‘restart not on’
Tearing up the Murray-Darling Basin Plan to start anew is not an option, federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek says.
Years of rain fuel bushfire danger
Australia is ‘much better prepared’ for the next drought to hit but the threat of bushfires will put new emergency response systems to the test.
Seeking a fair go for the bush
The News Corp 2023 Bush Summit will take place in Western Australia for the first time with mining and agriculture magnate Gina Rinehart set to appear as the keynote speaker.
Gina Rinehart moves into British beef market
The billionaire businesswoman has made a bold foray into the British beef market as the first big mover under the recently signed Australia-UK free trade deal.
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