Health officials and the distilled spirits industry slam what they call an imitation vodka and rum deal, with soft drink, as akin to a deconstructed alcopop.
Category Archives: Agricultural Subsidies
Coalition pledges cheap farm loans and water market review
Fair water trading and cheap on-farm loans are at the centre of a Coalition pre-election promise to boost Australia's agriculture sector.
Regenerative agriculture finds solid backing as decades of success shows renewal
While many farmers are struggling with drought, some have found a pathway to recovery using regenerative agriculture techniques.
Huge losses loom for Australian sugar producers amid India subsidy challenge
With farmers and sugar millers facing financial ruin, the Australian Government is pursuing India over export subsidies that have led to a plunge in global sugar prices.
Farmers urged to look after themselves as they struggle through drought
Drought conditions are proving to be so difficult for many people they are being overwhelmed by the challenges they face.
Queen sends prayers to Australian farmers as drought takes ‘immense toll’
The plight and stories of hardship from the Australian bush have made it all the way to the halls of Buckingham Palace, with a message and donation from the Queen to Australia's farmers.
Australian farmers say Trump’s $12 billion aid package will hurt them
In the latest move in the US-China trade war, the American government has announced it will spend $12 billion dollars to help farmers cope with huge tariff increases, but Australia's national farm lobby group says this will hurt farmers in this country.
Cattle farmers beef up savings to prepare for drought
The beef sector's contribution to Farm Management Deposits has skyrocketed by 50 per cent in the last three years in anticipation for tough times.
Trump trade war overshadows plight of Australia’s chickpea farmers
Forget steel's $545 million and having Greg Norman going in to swing for you. Australia is counting the cost of a lost billion-dollar chickpea market.