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31 Oct 2007 | Escalating defaults in regional NSW
The latest credit default figures show an alarming increase of 35.5 per cent in NSW across credit cards, personal loans and mortgages. ...... FULL STORY
26 Oct 2007 | Rate rise will hit farmers hard
Deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaille has warned that another rise in interest rates could be the last straw for farmers already struggling to deal with the effects of the drought. ...... FULL STORY
25 Oct 2007 | Minimal support for Aussie farmers
The financial support paid to farmers by the federal government, although increasing by $55 million since 2005 due to the drought, remains below the levels paid to their counter-parts in the United States and European Union. ...... FULL STORY
25 Oct 2007 | Drought pushing prices higher for all
The drought is driving up prices for both consumers and producers. ...... FULL STORY
22 Oct 2007 | Cane farmers turn to mines for income
The general manager of Canegrowers, Ian Ballantyne, has estimated that the rising Australian dollar has reduced the price of sugar by $50 per tonne compared with a year ago. ...... FULL STORY
22 Oct 2007 | Assistance hotline running hot
Almost 300 farmers have called the drought assistance hotline to express interest in the exit grants announced by the federal government last month. ...... FULL STORY
19 Oct 2007 | Food prices expected to remain high
Plummeting food production levels mean that households can expect no relief from higher grocery prices even if the drought breaks ...... FULL STORY
18 Oct 2007 | No deductions for agricultural schemes
The Australian Tax Office has reconfirmed its view that investments in agricultural schemes are of a capital nature and therefore are not tax deductible. ...... FULL STORY
16 Oct 2007 | Farmers can profit from climate change
According to a report by the CSIRO Australian farmers could earn up to $1.3 billion per year by harvesting energy from clean, renewable sources and farming carbon. ...... FULL STORY
11 Oct 2007 | Food prices up as commodity values climb
Most commodity prices are on the way up and are pushing up the price of food in our supermarkets. ...... FULL STORY
10 Oct 2007 | Parties shore up votes with drought relief
The phoney election campaign is benefiting farmers as the political parties continue to make promises to support our drought-affected farmers. ...... FULL STORY
4 Oct 2007 | Farmers urged to help with drought funds
The National Farmer's Federation president, David Crombie, has said that its members should accept that they have a "mutual obligation" with the government to meet the costs of addressing the drought. ...... FULL STORY
4 Oct 2007 | Grocery prices expected to rise sharply
The chief executive of Woolworths, Michael Luscombe, has warned that the drought will soon force consumers to pay more for their groceries including meat, milk, eggs and bakery goods. ...... FULL STORY
3 Oct 2007 | AWB lifts prices to attract grain
AWB has responded to threats from farmers that they would rather store their wheat than sell it by increasing the price offered to West Australian wheat farmers. ...... FULL STORY
2 Oct 2007 | Water funds sprayed in election lead-up
The $1.6 billion allocated to the Water Smart Australia Program that was meant to last until 2010 is almost gone. ...... FULL STORY
2 Oct 2007 | Business could pay $10 billion for energy target
The federal government has estimated that its clean energy target of around 15 per cent will cost industry between $8 billion and $10 billion until 2020. ...... FULL STORY
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