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30 Nov 2007 | Consumers lobby for SA ban on GM to continue
Consumers have sent around 3,000 postcards to the South Australian parliament urging it not to end the state's moratorium on genetically modified crops. ...... FULL STORY
30 Nov 2007 | GM opponents cop spray
A group of Victorian MP's who are opposed to the introduction of genetically modified crops have been attacked by the dean of the Melbourne University's land and resources faculty, Professor Richard Roush. ...... FULL STORY
29 Nov 2007 | Farmers not so cheery about future
Rural confidence for the next 12 months has fallen with only patchy rainfalls recorded throughout spring. ...... FULL STORY
29 Nov 2007 | AWB scandal could be revisited
Prime Minister elect Kevin Rudd has said that he will take advice from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet on whether or not to start a fresh inquiry into the AWB Iraq kickbacks scandal. ...... FULL STORY
29 Nov 2007 | Joyce makes way for Truss
Barnaby Joyce has withdrawn his nomination for leadership of the National Party and has instead thrown his support behind former Trade Minister Warren Truss. ...... FULL STORY
28 Nov 2007 | Joyce joins leadership contest
The contest for leadership of the National Party was given a bit of extra colour yesterday as Queensland senator Barnaby Joyce threw his hat into the ring. ...... FULL STORY
28 Nov 2007 | GM approved by NSW and Victoria
The NSW and Victorian governments yesterday decided to lift their moratoriums on growing genetically modified crops. ...... FULL STORY
26 Nov 2007 | Murray-Darling fix to be accelerated
There is hope that the new Labor government will be able to resolve the impasse with the Victorian state government over the $10 billion Murray-Darling Basin plan. ...... FULL STORY
26 Nov 2007 | Nationals vote holds but seats fall
At Saturday's federal election the Nationals only won 10 seats in the House of Representatives. ...... FULL STORY
22 Nov 2007 | NFF turns its back on Labor
The National Farmers Federation has withdrawn its support for the Labor party just one day after saying that it was happy with the opposition party's policies. ...... FULL STORY
21 Nov 2007 | Labor would accelerate Murray-Darling plan
The Labor party has been accused of once again "me-tooing" as it announced yesterday that it would adopt the coalition's $10 billion water plan if elected. ...... FULL STORY
20 Nov 2007 | Joyce worried about joint ticket
Queensland National's senator Barnaby Joyce has said that his party would have a better chance of winning the sixth Queensland senate seat if the Nationals had run their own campaign instead of a joint ticket with the Liberals... ...... FULL STORY
19 Nov 2007 | Satellites target illegal land clearing
Satellite imaging technology is being used to watch for illegal land clearing. ...... FULL STORY
19 Nov 2007 | Farmers benefit from water trades
A report by the National Water Commission has found that water trading has allowed farmers to survive the drought but that there is strong resistance to water being traded permanently out of a community. ...... FULL STORY
15 Nov 2007 | SA wants cheap loans for water
South Australian Premier Mike Rann has hit out at the federal government for not yet spending any of the $10 billion National Water Security Plan funds to help desperate irrigators. ...... FULL STORY
15 Nov 2007 | Grape growers expected to quit
As many as 1,000 of the country's 7,500 wine grape growers could decide to leave the industry following predictions that the 2008 harvest will be only 1.3 million tonnes, well below the average of 1.9 million tonnes. ...... FULL STORY
14 Nov 2007 | NFF says coalition policies not enough
The National Farmer's Federation has criticised the coalition's policy package announced yesterday for not addressing the major issues of concern to farmers. ...... FULL STORY
7 Nov 2007 | Regional SA to lose 250 jobs
Around 250 public service jobs will be removed from regional South Australia as the government moves to set up a shared services centre in Adelaide. ...... FULL STORY
6 Nov 2007 | Drought dents farmer confidence
Farmer confidence has fallen in the September quarter according to the latest results of the Westpac and Charles Sturt University Agribusiness Index. ...... FULL STORY
5 Nov 2007 | Grants not enough to entice farmers off land
While over 300 farmers have made enquiries only 14 have lodged applications for the federal government's $150,000 exit grants. ...... FULL STORY
2 Nov 2007 | Green light for grain imports
Livestock producers have been given the go-ahead by the federal government to import grain to feed their stock. ...... FULL STORY
1 Nov 2007 | Nationals want more water for Queensland
Queensland Nationals are calling for water allocations to be made available from the Paroo River in southern Queensland which is a Murray-Darling tributary. ...... FULL STORY
1 Nov 2007 | Wi-max coverage a fantasy
The Institute of Public Affairs has said that the wireless broadband network proposed by the Howard government will only be able to reach a fraction of the people claimed. ...... FULL STORY
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