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Alex SinnottVictorian Politics/Dairy journalist

Alex Sinnott covers Victorian politics as well as the dairy sector for The Weekly Times. Over the course of his career, he has worked as a journalist in Warrnambool, Ballarat, Geelong and Melbourne with a focus on politics, economics and agriculture. He is a four-time Rural Press Club of Victoria journalism award winner.

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Dairy

L to R, Matthew Trace Vice President QDO, Eric danzi Executive officer QDO, Senator Bridget McKenzie Minister for Agriculture, Brian Tessmann President QDO, on the dairy farm of Joe Bradley, 'Oakleigh' a Brown Swiss dairy, talking about issues related to the Dairy and sugar industries, Rush Creek, Monday 16th December 2019 - Photo Steve Pohlner

‘Should be at least $10/kg milk solids’

With little change in the farmgate this season, eastAUSmilk chief Eric Danzi says the processors need greater scrutiny.

News

New Liberal Leader Brad Battin with his wife Jo at his house in Berwick. Picture: Tony Gough

Battin forecasts fire review

Brad Battin says he will launch a review into fire services next year. But what would form part of the probe?

Dairy

Brian Corr, at the farm in Longwarry, Picture Yuri Kouzmin

‘There’s more freedom here in Australia’

Brian Corr was backpacking around Australia 15 years ago when he fell in love with farming Down Under. Now, he is thriving.

Victoria

‘Surging fatalities is a rising trend’

Will Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor offer a special regional Victorian roads package? With an election only months away, calls are getting louder.

Dairy

Seven figure boost to Dairy Australia

A multimillion levy boost to Dairy Australia’s bottom line has been revealed in its latest set of figures, as herd numbers continue to fall.

News

President of the Western Australian Farmers Federation and mixed grains farmer Rhys Turton poses for a photograph next to his barley seed silos near York in the Wheatbelt region, 100km east of Perth on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. China today imposed an 80% tariff on barley imports from Australia. Barley usually makes up about 30% of his total crop but he will now be substituting most of his barley for other grains. (AAP Image/Richard Wainwright) NO ARCHIVING

Inflation outpaces milk, bread prices

Consumers often blame food prices for cost of living pressures. But are insurance, electricity and school fees outpacing groceries?

Dairy

Dairy price comes alive for 2025

International dairy prices are jumping up. So why is the Australian farmgate flat in January, farmers are asking.

News

Geelong City Hall.Geelong City Hall, monitors City Council. Picture: NIGEL HALLETT

‘No plans for council mergers’

Council mergers have been ruled out by Local Government Minister Nick Staikos, 30 years after Victoria’s municipal revolution.

Dairy

Dairy profits slashed in the west

Dairy farmers say they’re only half as profitable as the previous season. Now there are statistics to back up those claims.

Politics

Victorian premier Jeff Kennett, door stop, front of Treasury House.melb nov 1995 p/ /politician

Kennett: council review needed

Three decades on from Victoria’s council amalgamations, Jeff Kennett says a sweeping municipal review is needed. Here’s why.

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