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30 Sep 2003 | Desperate Qld bush sees rain hope evaporate
Rainfall projections for the next three months have dashed hopes of an imminent break in the drought, which is afflicting more than two thirds of Queensland. ...... FULL STORY
30 Sep 2003 | Rain cuts Perth Show crowd but good for dams
Perth's Royal Show Day got off to a soggy start on September 29, with Swanbourne recording 30 mm before 9am. ...... FULL STORY
29 Sep 2003 | Royal Melbourne Show ends with a bark, not a whimper
Organisers of the Royal Melbourne Show expect the final attendance figures to be up on 2002, despite safety scares on two carnival rides. ...... FULL STORY
29 Sep 2003 | AMP to sell Cooplacurripa Station
AMP has put another of its pastoral holdings up for sale: the cattle property Cooplacurripa Station. ...... FULL STORY
29 Sep 2003 | Sugar plan fails but levy stays
Consumers will continue to pay the Federal Government's retail sugar levy into the foreseeable future despite the collapse of the industry rescue plan. ...... FULL STORY
26 Sep 2003 | The burning state: 67 fires rage in NSW
Fire fighters have been working to contain a large bushfire in the Jilliby Nature Reserve about 6 kilometres to the north-west of Ourimbah, on NSW's Central Coast. ...... FULL STORY
26 Sep 2003 | Crikey, what a deal for Darwin rail link
One hundred years and $1.3bn later, the final link in the 3,000-kilometre Adelaide-Darwin rail line was clinked into place on September 25, months ahead of time and on budget. ...... FULL STORY
25 Sep 2003 | Fires ignite legal action
Nine farming families are taking legal action against the NSW Government for bushfires which started in a national park. ...... FULL STORY
25 Sep 2003 | Super plants in gene centre's sights
A $20 million agricultural gene research centre was opened in Melbourne by the Victorian Innovation Minister, John Brumby, on September 23. ...... FULL STORY
25 Sep 2003 | Cheap satellite phones for bush
Telstra is believed to be close to signing a deal with Tele-IP which will see solar-powered phones using satellite technology supplied to remote and rural areas. ...... FULL STORY
23 Sep 2003 | Super roo Lulu a real lifesaver
Gippsland farmer Len Richards owes his life to his pet kangaroo Lulu, who alerted the family after he was badly hurt by a falling tree branch. ...... FULL STORY
19 Sep 2003 | Macadamia nut power switched on
The world's first macadamia nut-fuelled power plant has been opened at Gympie in Queensland. ...... FULL STORY
18 Sep 2003 | Nth Qld players in Stanbroke deal
North Queensland families are amongst the key players in the consortium that bought Stanbroke Pastoral Company in early September. ...... FULL STORY
18 Sep 2003 | Beef can learn from chicken success
Chicken meat will start outselling beef in Australia some time during the next 10 years, according to a Qld DPI consultant who carried out a research survey. ...... FULL STORY
17 Sep 2003 | Thumbs down to GM food guide
A consumer guide to genetically modified food, published by Greenpeace, is misleading and should be ignored, says the Victorian Farmers' Federation. ...... FULL STORY
16 Sep 2003 | Gearing up for a field-day bonanza
Machinery companies are expecting one of the best Yorke Peninsula Field Days ever following the recovery of farming regions after the drought. ...... FULL STORY
15 Sep 2003 | Landmark price 'fair': AWB
AWB Ltd's claim that it paid a fair price for Wesfarmers' rural business Landmark has come under scrutiny as it fields criticism over its assertion that the $825 million price-tag included $170 million in cash. ...... FULL STORY
15 Sep 2003 | Show's over for exhibit cheats
A team of seven veterinarians is ready to weed out cheats at this year's Royal Melbourne Show. ...... FULL STORY
12 Sep 2003 | Love farmers, too: dean's plan to get vets to go bush
The outgoing dean of veterinary science at Sydney University, Dr Reuben Rose, says female vets marrying farmers is one of the few things that can keep his former students where they are most needed: ...... FULL STORY
12 Sep 2003 | Egg theft: a case the police want to crack
Police in the New England region of New South Wales are appealing for assistance to track down thieves who stole 8,640 eggs from a property near Tamworth. ...... FULL STORY
11 Sep 2003 | Storage levels climb as rain keeps falling
Water levels in major Victorian storages are continuing to rise, with Lakes Eildon, Dartmouth, Hume and Glenmaggie all recording rises over the past week. ...... FULL STORY
10 Sep 2003 | States stand on front foot to fight diseases
Since Exercise Minotaur took place in 2002, Australia's capacity to deal with foot and mouth and other serious animal diseases has been boosted substantially. ...... FULL STORY
10 Sep 2003 | Engine damage claims shake ethanol hopes
The Federal Government's ethanol taskforce claims that a 10 per cent ethanol blend in petrol could damage four million Australian cars, or up to 40 per cent of cars on the roads - double previous estimates. ...... FULL STORY
9 Sep 2003 | Blow for Vic wind farm project
Developer Wind Power Pty Ltd has revised plans for its wind power project in Bald Hills, South Gippsland. ...... FULL STORY
8 Sep 2003 | Telstra Country Wide promises more service improvements
Telstra has promised further improvements to country telecommunications, undertaking to implement all 19 recommendations of the Estens inquiry into regional services. ...... FULL STORY
8 Sep 2003 | End may be nigh for NSW's big dry
There are signs that the drought may be coming to an end in New South Wales. ...... FULL STORY
4 Sep 2003 | Telstra sheds 198 bush jobs
Telstra has taken the axe to its regional workforce, with 198 technicians to be laid off in the coming weeks. ...... FULL STORY
4 Sep 2003 | Grain campaign targets low-carb diets
Go Grain, a campaign by bread, cereal and pasta makers to protect sales against the popularity of low-carbohydrate diets, is now targeting dietitians, teachers and the fitness industry. ...... FULL STORY
4 Sep 2003 | Water to flow through Murray mouth
For the first time since December 2001, fresh water will flow through the Murray River mouth today, with two barrages at Goolwa to be opened for six weeks, releasing between 100 and 150 gigalitres of water. ...... FULL STORY
2 Sep 2003 | The good olive oil
Judges at the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show spent most of yesterday sniffing, swilling, then spitting in an effort to find the nation's best olive oil. ...... FULL STORY
2 Sep 2003 | New sugar research entity
One hundred years of sugar research and development by the Queensland Government-run Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations has ended, with the commencement of sugar research operations by an industry-driven entity, BSES Limited. ...... FULL STORY
1 Sep 2003 | Bushfires extract high social cost
The loss of income and production caused by last summer's bushfires cost an estimated $121 million to the economies of the Indigo, Towong, Alpine and East Gippsland shires ...... FULL STORY
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