Agriculture
The issues Australian farmers are dedicated to a sustainable and secure food supply for the nation but they face significant variability due to global warming, volatility of commodity price indices and …
Coalition deal puts regions in harm’s way
The Nationals are rewarded for no longer blocking a net-zero by 2050 target with a Cabinet post for Resources Minister (and climate action obstructor) Keith Pitt, and a longer list of mostly …
Show us your COP26 submission
The Glasgow Summit Conference of the Parties kicks off on 1 November and the UN warns it is the world’s last chance to get runaway climate change under control. It calls …
A decade of climate action
Today we release our election platform – A Decade of Climate Action – it’s our demand for urgent action to reduce greenhouse emissions over the next ten years. In a …
Sustainable agriculture plan
Agriculture is the cornerstone of stable society and it is of national importance to ensure the viability of Australian agriculture for the benefit of all Australians. This is why we’ve …
Relocation policy on the run
The Government’s Relocation Assistance to Take Up a Job scheme – to provide a financial incentive for people to relocate to rural areas to take up seasonal work on farms …
Agriculture takes place against the backdrop of increased climate variability and the increased incidence, severity, and duration of extreme weather events.
McCormack call negligent
For the Nationals’ leader and deputy PM, Michael McCormack, to call for the agriculture sector to be excluded from any national target for emissions reduction is wantonly negligent. McCormack’s logic – …
Right to repair
Have you ever been unable to get your mobile phone or tablet repaired or the repair costs a ridiculous amount? The truth is that manufacturers are making repairs harder by …
Agriculture: Competition
The consolidation of grocery and fresh produce retail over the past four decades has led to a radical shift in the bargaining power of individual agricultural producers. Now farm gate …