Help farmers feed nation by cutting emissions red tape
SA’s $18.5bn agriculture industry should be given some exemptions from onerous carbon emissions reporting, say the Liberals.
Cost Of Living
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Forget Qantas, Albo should be getting skewered over this broken promise
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese might be getting grilled over Qantas flight upgrades but the focus should be on his broken promise to cut electricity prices, writes Paul Starick.
Supermarket boss warns of food price rise
John-Paul Drake is condemning the “beyond unconscionable” carbon reporting burden on farmers, warning this will trigger supermarket price rises.
SA farmers sound green alert: ‘You’ll feel this at the supermarket’
SA farmers and the Nationals are warning they cannot absorb the costs of a new scheme the government says will maximise opportunities in a clean economy.
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