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28 Feb 2007 | More SA areas to get drought relief
More areas in South Australia could soon be approved for drought relief with five new applications to be forwarded to the federal government. ...... FULL STORY
26 Feb 2007 | Farming may have to stop
The drought in Australia has been going for 10 years and is causing great changes to the agricultural sector. ...... FULL STORY
23 Feb 2007 | AWB forecasts profit drop
Yesterday wheat exporter AWB warned its net profit for the 2006/07 financial year would fall 30 to 40 per cent on last year’s $58.1 million. ...... FULL STORY
23 Feb 2007 | Chance of La Nina rain increases
In declaring the end of the 2006/07 El Nino the Weather Bureau has predicted a better than average chance of a La Nina event starting across Australia this year. ...... FULL STORY
22 Feb 2007 | Irrigators angered by superpipe project
The federal government plans to send water from the Goulburn irrigation system down to urban centres. ...... FULL STORY
21 Feb 2007 | Winter grain forecast slightly higher
The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics (ABARE) has marginally increased its forecast for the completed winter grain harvest, though the crop will still be the smallest in more than 10 years. ...... FULL STORY
21 Feb 2007 | Drought to shrink summer crop production
The drought will cut Australia’s summer crop production to its lowest level in more than 20 years. ...... FULL STORY
21 Feb 2007 | Worsening Drought threatens economic growth
Economic growth forecasts continue to be clouded by the worsening drought, with summer cropping at nearing a 24 year low. ...... FULL STORY
19 Feb 2007 | Water offer no more than $10 billion
The federal Treasurer Peter Costello has announced that the federal government will not be offering the states more than the $10 billion it has committed to under its plan to take over control of water management in the Murray Darling Basin. ...... FULL STORY
19 Feb 2007 | Drovers running out of space
Moree, in northern New South Wales, has experienced the worst drought in a generation which has created a demand for drovers to take the herds from graziers whose feed has dried up. ...... FULL STORY
16 Feb 2007 | Rain in Sydney boosts dams
Heavy rain in Sydney has given the city’s water supply its biggest boost since January last year, with two month’s worth of water flowing into the dams. ...... FULL STORY
16 Feb 2007 | Effects of drought ease and farm optimism rises
The agribusiness sector remains optimistic about the year ahead once the weather improves, despite the lasting effects of the drought. ...... FULL STORY
16 Feb 2007 | Bleak outlook for Victorian irrigation farmers
With low water allocations for crops expected to continue into the coming irrigation season, farmers in the north of Victoria are facing another difficult year. ...... FULL STORY
16 Feb 2007 | Credit to farmers where needed
The inaugural Westpac & Charles Sturt University agribusiness index has found that in the last 12 months a total of 17 per cent of farmers have sought finance, with only 17 per cent of those having difficulty obtaining credit. ...... FULL STORY
13 Feb 2007 | Rainfall caught by drains not dams
Up to 350 billion litres of rain fell across the Sydney basin yesterday, but most of it ran down stormwater drains. Only 1.1 billion litres was captured by water tanks although more was caught by water harvesting systems. ...... FULL STORY
13 Feb 2007 | Top student stays home to fight drought
Fiona Warwick, will return home after attending today’s Year 12 merit ceremony at Government House. ...... FULL STORY
12 Feb 2007 | Drought causes drop in agriculture enrolments
Environmental sciences and agricultural undergraduate degrees at Australian universities could be drastically overhauled in an attempt to combat falling demand for courses. ...... FULL STORY
12 Feb 2007 | Farmers draw down on emergency funds
Australian farmers are starting to draw down on tax-free bank deposits aimed at helping them through the drought. ...... FULL STORY
9 Feb 2007 | Premiers tell Howard further water concessions are needed
The premiers have rejected John Howard’s $10 billion blueprint for the Murray-Darling river system. ...... FULL STORY
9 Feb 2007 | Climate change document to be signed today
Leaders from Australia’s eight states and territories will meet again in Sydney this morning and sign off on a document that asserts that climate change is "one of the pre-eminent challenges confronting the Australian federation". ...... FULL STORY
8 Feb 2007 | More farmers seek assistance
A record number of farmers and small business owners are seeking government financial assistance to help get them through the drought. ...... FULL STORY
7 Feb 2007 | Flock numbers plummet
Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has warned that the national flock is expected to fall to its lowest level in 60 years. ...... FULL STORY
7 Feb 2007 | Government seeks $80 million drought rescue package
The Victorian local government is seeking an $80 million dollars rescue package to help save drought affected pools and sports grounds. ...... FULL STORY
5 Feb 2007 | WA mango farmers hurt by hot weather
Masses of mangoes have been left to rot on the ground in Carnarvon after farmers struggled to pick the fruit within an unusually short harvest period. ...... FULL STORY
2 Feb 2007 | Dairy exports will be hit by drought
Australia’s dairy export sector is expected to be hit by the drought, with earnings expected to drop by 24 per cent in 2006/07. ...... FULL STORY
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