Listen to The Country: Andrew Whiley on the best rural golf courses in New Zealand
Nancy Crawshaw Time is running out to enter the 2027 Zanda McDonald Award. We ask the 2024 winner…
Perfection Fresh admits fixing the price of vegetables sold to Aldi in NSW
Australia’s second-largest fresh produce supplier, Perfection Fresh Australia, has admitted to “cartel conduct” by fixing the price of…
SA sees nation’s largest increase in regional house prices as all capitals fall
Australia’s last holdout against a cooling house market is still on the way up, but years of rapid…
Poultry lockdown in Victoria lifted despite bird flu infections in wildlife
A lockdown order to protect Victorian poultry farms from H5N1 bird flu is being lifted today, despite the…
From vines to vegetation, property becomes safe haven for an endangered bird species
On the banks of the River Murray in South Australia once lay rows of wine grapevines as far…
April Laguros left her family in the Philippines to live in Coolamon
When April Laguros contemplated leaving behind her husband and three young kids in the Philippines to come to…
Australian apple growers fear economic and biosecurity wipeout as United States eyes market
Australia’s apple industry has held urgent talks in Canberra as the United States edges closer to exporting its…
Macquarie Marshes landholders prepare for arrival of bird flu
H5 bird flu is yet to reach the Macquarie Marshes, but landholders fear the region’s feral pig problem…
Deja vu for grain farmers as diesel price soars ahead of harvest
Spring is one of the most fuel-intensive seasons for businesses in rural Australia. Farmers work around the clock…
Angus bull sells for $420,000, smashing Australian beef record
An Angus bull from New South Wales has become the most expensive beef animal ever traded in Australia,…
Hughenden residents relying on bottled water as Queensland’s water infrastructure reaches a crisis point
In Queensland more than half of the state’s water infrastructure is beyond its service life, but in the…
More international success for Gisborne photographer Rebecca Williams
One of Rebecca Williams’ two images selected in the Top 100 of the International Pet Photography Awards. This…