Budget: Regional infrastructure projects face the axe
A review into the nation’s 738 already-approved infrastructure projects has raised fears that many regional, rural and remote works will be scuttled.
Politics
‘Broken’ migration system hurting agriculture
A scathing review into the nation’s migration system has found ineffective programs contributed to agriculture’s “substantial ongoing shortage of workers”.
‘Nervous’ farming sector seeks government help from activists
Farmers’ plea for government support against animal activists has been met with a promise “to ensure continual improvements to animal welfare practices”.
Plibersek struggles on Basin Plan delivery
Federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek is encountering significant bumps on her path to deliver the Murray Darling Basin Plan.
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Farmers to test soil carbon claims
Paying farmers to plant trees is being touted as an emissions-reduction breakthrough. Here’s how we’ll find out if it works.
Pollies bicker as farmers cry out for harvest workers
Governments are going head-to-head over quarantine arrangements for farm workers. And Victorian farmers are caught in the crossfire.
Farmers required to carry permits
Authorised worker permits have taken effect as Victoria grapples with the latest coronavirus wave. But what does it mean for farmers?
Time for inland rail rethink, farmers say
With a $14.5 billion price-tag — and rising — calls are growing for the Federal Government to re-examine the landmark project.
Enviro water holders block irrigators from share
Irrigators are being squeezed out, with environmental water holders hoarding two million megalitres in the southern Murray Darling Basin.
Growing calls to dump windfall gains tax
A punitive 62 per cent slug following rezonings could strangle farm businesses, landholders fear.
New ag visa available from late September
Farmers battling labour shortages are breathing easier thanks to the newly-announced agriculture visa. Here is what we know.
Tax advantage helps foreign buyers outbid locals
Foreign funds and corporations are being accused of using tax havens to secure Australian land, water, grain handlers and food processors.
We need fairer land, water investment rules
Urgent action is needed to ensure the competition for Australian land and water is played on a level field, writes Xavier Martin.
Seasonal worker cap filled by October
Farmers are calling on the Victorian Government to lock in an extension of the Pacific Island worker program, with the worker shortage spilling into 2022.
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