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30 Jan 2004 | Beattie faces bitter harvest
Queensland's Labor Government is facing a sour reaction from voters in the state's sugar heartland. ...... FULL STORY
30 Jan 2004 | Sugar may miss out to save trade deal
US Republican senator Jennifer Dunn, a strong advocate of the Australia-US free trade agreement, has recommended cutting sugar out to save the deal. ...... FULL STORY
30 Jan 2004 | Don't get into a bird flu flap: Truss
Australia's Agriculture Minister Warren Truss warned yesterday that fear of the avian flu crisis now sweeping Asia could have a greater economic effect than the disease itself. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jan 2004 | Sugar policy playing part in Qld election
Both the major political parties have emphasised sugar policy in the lead-up to the Queensland state election. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jan 2004 | Poultry products seized in bird flu alert
Authorities are ramping up measures to keep deadly avian flu out of Australia, with quarantine officials on high alert for poultry products being smuggled out of Asian countries. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jan 2004 | Free trade talks stall over restrictions
The free trade agreement talks have stalled over the US's insistence that import restrictions on Australian beef and dairy products be maintained for at least 20 years. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jan 2004 | Pork imports threat
Australian Pork Ltd says an unprecedented surge in imports from Canada and Denmark over the past three months is threatening the livelihoods of local producers. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jan 2004 | Banks examine rural closures
The Australian Bankers' Association will form a working party to examine banks' closure in rural locations, following a critical report by a parliamentary committee. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jan 2004 | Alert at borders for fatal bird flu
Biosecurity officials are on high alert for the virulent H5N1 strain of avian influenza, which has been confirmed on Australia's doorstep - in Thailand and Indonesia, as well as several other Asian countries. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jan 2004 | Farmers fear trade freeze
Australian farmers may have to wait up to 10 years before gaining access to US markets under a last-ditch deal to save the proposed free trade agreement. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jan 2004 | State schools anti-farmer, too green: Anderson
Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson has added to John Howard's attack on government schools early this week by stating that the curriculum is biased by a "deep green" anti-farming ideology. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jan 2004 | Go-it-alone pledge on sugar industry reform
The Queensland Government says it will press ahead with sugar industry reform regardless of whether the Federal Government will provide a $120 million aid package to farmers or not. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jan 2004 | Feral plan a joke: AgForce
The Beattie Government's pledge to spend $6 million over three years to tackle feral animals and weeds in Queensland is a "joke", says AgForce. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jan 2004 | US farmers ramp up FTA attacks
The free trade deal, worth $4 billion to Australia, may be derailed as US farmers' groups ramp up their attacks on the proposal. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jan 2004 | Rural fuel subsidy to be scrapped
Rural motorists are set to lose their two-cents-a-litre petrol and diesel subsidy, with Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson to announce its scrapping today. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jan 2004 | Dump waste on crown land: VFF
Victorian farmers are demanding that the State Government choose a toxic waste dump site from its 4.55 million hectares of crown land. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jan 2004 | Farmers to be compensated for burned fences
Victorian farmers whose fences and other assets are destroyed or damaged by out-of-control burn-offs on public land will now get compensation from the State Government. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jan 2004 | Vic Libs back roo processing
The Victorian Opposition said it would give the go-ahead to the commercial processing of culled kangaroos if it were elected to government in 2006. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jan 2004 | US free-trade deal a 50-50 chance, says Howard
The Prime Minister rates the chances of Australia signing a free trade agreement with the US at only 50 per cent, due to differences over trade in farm products. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jan 2004 | Beattie's $150m pledge on clearing
The Beattie Government has pledged $150 million in compensation to farmers to stop clearing land in Queensland. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jan 2004 | ATM changes could mean higher charges in bush
A federal committee has given qualified approval to proposed changes in ATM fees, but said these should not lead to higher charges in country areas than in cities. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jan 2004 | Two weeks to seal FTA
A free trade agreement with the US must be concluded within two weeks or the chance to seal the $A4 billion-a-year deal will be lost, according to Trade Minister Mark Vaile. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jan 2004 | Adelaide-Darwin railway on track for a long haul
After 100 years of waiting, the Adelaide-Darwin railway was launched yesterday after a last-minute hitch. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jan 2004 | Banks told to lift game on bush closures
Australia's banks have been warned on branch closures in rural and regional areas by a federal parliamentary committee looking into banking in the bush. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jan 2004 | Wine grape production up 28pc
Wine grape production will increase 28 per cent to 1.81 million tonnes in 2003-2004, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jan 2004 | Slow progress for Vic's Fast Rail
The Victorian Government has started construction on the first major part of its delayed Regional Fast Rail program - the Geelong line. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jan 2004 | VFF takes on export protesters
The Victorian Farmers' Federation will seek a Federal Court injunction against animal welfare activists who try to sabotage live animal shipments. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jan 2004 | Visa lure for bush migrants
The Federal Government's new plan to entice skilled migrants to regional and rural Australia will involve three-year temporary residential visas for migrants aged under 45. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jan 2004 | Parmalat to hold Aussie assets
Parmalat Australia says the administrator of its stricken Italian parent has no plans at this stage to sell the Australian assets. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jan 2004 | Govt plan aimed at filling skills gap in bush
The Federal Government will today unveil a new package of incentives to get skilled migrants to settle in regional and rural areas. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jan 2004 | Japan's beef tariff targeted
Australia will continue to lobby for the removal of Japan's beef import tariffs, the so-called "snap-back" tariff, as Japanese demand rises for Australian beef in the wake of the US BSE scare. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jan 2004 | Beef industry vows to feed Japan meat
Despite a shortage brought about by the drought, the Australian beef industry will tell visiting Japanese officials this week that it can meet increased demand in the wake of the US BSE scare. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jan 2004 | AWB off free trade hit list
Monopoly wheat marketing authority AWB Ltd as been removed as a stumbling block to Australia's proposed free trade deal with the US. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jan 2004 | Push for hay shed grants
Farmers should be provided with incentives to conserve fodder, including grants to build hay sheds and store fodder for the next drought, according to the Australian Fodder Industry Association. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jan 2004 | Japan officials to meet Aust on BSE
Japanese officials will meet with Australian counterparts this week to discuss potential beef trade opportunities arising out of the discovery of BSE in the US. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jan 2004 | Anderson puts price on FTA
Deputy Australian Prime Minister John Anderson has met with eight US Republican Congressmen to discuss the free trade agreement which both countries hope to seal later this month. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jan 2004 | Beef empire hit as burger king bows out
The syndicate that won the battle to acquire Stanbroke Pastoral Company just four months ago is heading for a split. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jan 2004 | US told: bend on farm deal
Acting Prime Minister John Anderson will tell a US Congress delegation today that there can be no free trade deal without significant US concessions on agriculture. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jan 2004 | Bigger grant call for bush home buyers
The Champions of the Bush, a regional development group supported by businesses such as Bendigo Bank and Telstra, says first-home buyers in country areas should get larger Federal Government grants than people living in cities. ...... FULL STORY
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