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29 Oct 2003 | Reform would 'devastate' farmers
The NSW Farmers' Association has called on the Federal Government to reject National Competition Council recommendations to remove policies protecting farmers' bargaining power and debt negotiations. ...... FULL STORY
29 Oct 2003 | 'Safe havens' proposed for live exports
The Australian Government will develop a group of "safe haven" markets to deal with any future rejections of live animal shipments. ...... FULL STORY
28 Oct 2003 | New vegetation laws are a real pest: VFF
Victorian farmers now need to ask the Department of Sustainability and Environment for permission to get rid of rabbit burrows or fox holes on their farms if they've got native vegetation growing over them, VFF president Paul Weller says. ...... FULL STORY
27 Oct 2003 | Four more Qld shires on drought list
While stormy weather is causing havoc in south-eastern Queensland, four more shires have been declared drought-hit, taking the state's total to 95 shires. ...... FULL STORY
23 Oct 2003 | Telstra in Tasmania, country areas 'falling to bits'
Federal Opposition communications spokesman Lindsay Tanner says the Telstra network is being held together with "bandaids and string, with plastic bags" in Tasmania and many other parts of regional Australia. ...... FULL STORY
21 Oct 2003 | Farmers seek wage relief
The National Farmers' Federation has put forward a proposal that farmers who are relying on federal drought assistance to get by would not have to give their workers a pay increase. ...... FULL STORY
21 Oct 2003 | Ethanol subsidy bad policy: Labor
The ethanol subsidy, worth $195 million over four years, is very bad policy and the funding should be directed elsewhere, says Opposition finance spokesman Bob McMullan. ...... FULL STORY
21 Oct 2003 | Queensland against T3: Democrats
The Australian Democrats claim that 80 per cent of Queenslanders are opposed to any further sell-off of Telstra. ...... FULL STORY
20 Oct 2003 | Farmers battle with cost of compliance
The cost of compliance with Government legislation and community expectation is putting increased budgetary pressures on rural producers. ...... FULL STORY
13 Oct 2003 | Sheep stuck in Kuwait
The boatload of 50,000-plus sheep onboard MV Cormo Express is stuck in Kuwait, where it is experiencing problems in loading about 500 tonnes of fodder. ...... FULL STORY
13 Oct 2003 | Anderson backs full sale of Telstra
The Nationals' leader John Anderson expressed his support for the full privatisation of Telstra at the party's federal conference in Canberra yesterday. ...... FULL STORY
13 Oct 2003 | Woolies boss to meet dairy farmers
Woolworths' CEO Roger Corbett will meet with Queensland dairy farmers next month to listen to their concerns about milk prices. ...... FULL STORY
13 Oct 2003 | Forestry faces growing plantation problem
Australia's multi-billion-dollar native hardwood forestry industry is facing severe problems if it has to rely on plantation timber, according to a report by Finnish consultants Jaakko Poyry. ...... FULL STORY
10 Oct 2003 | New food to be all Greek to consumers
Queensland olive producer Adam Moller believes his kalamata olives should bear the name of the region from which the variety originated. ...... FULL STORY
10 Oct 2003 | Rural phone services must match city: NFF
The National Farmers' Federation has reiterated its policy stance by stating that it won't consider supporting the full privatisation of Telstra until rural telecommunications services are on a par with those in metropolitan areas. ...... FULL STORY
10 Oct 2003 | Killing sheep at sea not in Howard's plan
The Prime Minister said on October 9 that the Government does not intend to slaughter the 50,000-plus sheep on board the MV Cormo Express at sea, but remains committed to bringing them back to Australia. ...... FULL STORY
10 Oct 2003 | Black point wheat alert in WA
Some wheat varieties grown in Western Australia may be at risk of black point due to rain during grain ripening. ...... FULL STORY
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