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30 Aug 2006 | Water prices up again
Water prices in northern Victoria hit $300 a megalitre last week on the back of Goulburn irrigators receiving an allocation of only seven per cent. ...... FULL STORY
17 Aug 2006 | BP doubles ethanol supply
BP said it expected supply of the e10 ethanol blend of petrol to double to 15 million litres in Queensland over the next year. ...... FULL STORY
15 Aug 2006 | Feds subsidise conversion to alternative fuels
The federal government said it would pay a subsidy of $1,000 toward the cost of a factory-fitted LPG powered vehicle. ...... FULL STORY
10 Aug 2006 | Food or fuel a farmer’s choice
Australia's wheat crop fed 80 million people a year, equivalent to the world's annual population growth, the Australian Agriculture conference in Sydney heard. ...... FULL STORY
10 Aug 2006 | European biodiesel plants buying more canola
Canola prices in Australia were well above world parity due to European biodiesel manufacturers seeking extra supplies. ...... FULL STORY
9 Aug 2006 | Subsidies likely for LPG conversion
The federal government is considering subsidies of $1000 to convert motor cars to liquefied petroleum gas as a replacement to petrol. ...... FULL STORY
8 Aug 2006 | Incentives but no compulsion for biofuel
The federal government will not mandate the sale of ethanol-blended petrol, resisting lobbying to do so. ...... FULL STORY
4 Aug 2006 | Rate rise a lesser cost evil for farmers
The latest interest rate rise will ratchet up input costs another notch and lift overall rural debt by up to $80 million, according to the National Farmers Federation. ...... FULL STORY
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