FED:Suspected killer bird flu found on Australian mainland A single suspected case of bird flu has triggered fears a deadly strain that has killed millions of animals worldwide has reached the Australian mainland. AAP · Jun 19
Mainland Australia’s first suspected case of deadly H5N1 investigated after seabird tests positive for bird flu Agriculture minister says no evidence of mass mortality or infection in poultry as WA authorities say a second bird is sick and being tested The Guardian - AU · Jun 19
FED:Fears killer bird flu has reached Australian mainland A single suspected case of bird flu has been found in an migratory wild bird, sparking fears for agriculture should a deadly strain spread across Australia. AAP · Jun 19
Suspected killer bird flu found on Australian mainland A single suspected case of bird flu has triggered fears a deadly strain that has killed millions of animals worldwide has reached the Australian mainland. AAP · Jun 19
'Radical' boundaries redraw to bring political carnage As many as 10 sitting MPs could stand in a single state seat next election, with a boundary switch-up under way. AAP · May 2
Search to shore up fuel security strikes 'liquid gold' A renewable diesel project has been unveiled as a state government shores up fuel security after butting heads with the commonwealth over a proposed oil field. AAP · Apr 21
Indigenous recognition touted for new electoral map Tasmania is the sole state without an electorate named after an Aboriginal person or place but many are hoping to change that. AAP · Apr 18
Pressure over fuel, fertiliser as refinery burns Fertiliser, fuel and a refinery fire at home are causing concern amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. AAP · Apr 16
AAP · Mar 3 Agriculture hits $100b, but what goes up must come down Australia's agriculture sector has hit a $100 billion target four years early, but values are set to fall amid trade tensions and a hot, dry start to summer.
AAP · Nov 25, 2025 Push to ramp-up fire ant battle as new nest found Fire ants are hampering agriculture, tourism and even kids' sport, with calls for more federal funding to control the spread of one of the world's worst pests.
AAP · Oct 8, 2025 Chief given $900k payout after shaking up department Senior bureaucrats and a minister refuse to say why a department chief left with a $900,000 payout under questioning in parliamentary hearings.
AAP · Sep 27, 2025 'Not the cow, the how': calls to overhaul food system Look around any supermarket and fresh produce appears abundant but new food security strategy plans reveal friction between health, nature and economics.
AAP · Sep 24, 2025 Farming export success sows seeds of growth goal reset A $100 billion target is expected to be met by Australian agriculture, but whether it remains the best goal has been questioned at a farming conference.
AAP · Sep 23, 2025 Nature fixes 'futile' if government keeps enabling harm Ministers agree Australia's "broken" environment system needs fixing but land managers criticise continued funding of damaging projects.
AAP · Sep 19, 2025 Scientists to research bird flu on Antarctic islands Australian researchers will set sail to study if bird flu has reached remote Antarctic islands as part of the largest expedition to the region in 20 years.
AAP · Sep 1, 2025 Record forecast set for Australian production Drought has not stopped forecasters from predicting record agriculture, fisheries and forestry production, with the value set to surpass $100 billion.
Al Jazeera · Jul 24, 2025 Australia lifts US beef restrictions slammed by Trump Canberra says restrictions will be lifted following a ‘rigorous science and risk-based assessment’.
The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025 Australia to reduce US beef import restrictions denounced by Trump as a ban Australia plans to ease restrictions on U.S. beef imports
The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2025 Federal Labor ministers at odds over contentious NT gas pipeline decision, internal document shows Exclusive: Agriculture minister Julie Collins and Indigenous affairs minister Malarndirri McCarthy expressed concern over Sturt Plateau pipeline’s construction