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Pastoral College future on federal radar

Pastoral College future on federal radar

Federal Drought Minister David Littleproud has confirmed the government was open to the former Longreach Pastoral College becoming part of a university hub and spoke model to deliver research and training via the Future Drought Fund drought resilience scheme.

CBRE hires Goodfellow as ag head to rebuild after 2020 talent losses

CBRE hires Goodfellow as ag head to rebuild after 2020 talent losses

Prominent agribusiness asset manager David Goodfellow will lead CBRE's Australian and New Zealand agricultural capital markets division

List of Victorians banned from owning guns grows to 650

List of Victorians banned from owning guns grows to 650

More than 650 Victorians are now banned from owning firearms for at least a decade.

Govt lacking strategic plan to deal with China: Labor

Govt lacking strategic plan to deal with China: Labor

"The government is not reacting in a careful strategic way. It's just responding to the most recent event or the most recent provocation."

CBRE hires Goodfellow as ag head to rebuild after 2020 talent losses

CBRE hires Goodfellow as ag head to rebuild after 2020 talent losses

Prominent agribusiness asset manager David Goodfellow will lead CBRE's Australian and New Zealand agricultural capital markets division

Doug Anthony - remembering a political allstar

Doug Anthony - remembering a political allstar

Comment: Former leader of the Nationals in the Senate, Ron Boswell AO reflects on some key moments with the late Doug Anthony.

PM offers sympathy but no answers to harvest labour shortage

PM offers sympathy but no answers to harvest labour shortage

The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has sympathised with farmers trying to get seasonal harvest labour.

Julia Creek festival done and dusted

Julia Creek festival done and dusted

The Julia Creek Dirt 'n Dust festival will not go ahead in April.

Monsoon set to fire up in NQ

Monsoon set to fire up in NQ

The La Nina is starting to deliver for communities from North Queensland to the Darling Downs.

Doug Anthony - remembering a political allstar

Doug Anthony - remembering a political allstar

Comment: Former leader of the Nationals in the Senate, Ron Boswell AO reflects on some key moments with the late Doug Anthony.

Govt lacking strategic plan to deal with China: Labor

Govt lacking strategic plan to deal with China: Labor

"The government is not reacting in a careful strategic way. It's just responding to the most recent event or the most recent provocation."

Julia Creek festival done and dusted

Julia Creek festival done and dusted

The Julia Creek Dirt 'n Dust festival will not go ahead in April.

List of Victorians banned from owning guns grows to 650

List of Victorians banned from owning guns grows to 650

More than 650 Victorians are now banned from owning firearms for at least a decade.

Monsoon set to fire up in NQ

Monsoon set to fire up in NQ

The La Nina is starting to deliver for communities from North Queensland to the Darling Downs.

Wool claims giant strides taken in fitness fashion market

Wool claims giant strides taken in fitness fashion market

Australia's wool industry has claimed early success moving into the lucrative fitness fashion market.

Atherton Tablelands Garlic farmers' bumper crop

Atherton Tablelands Garlic farmers' bumper crop

Biodynamic producers on the Atherton Tablelands harvest their most successful garlic crop in over 20 years.

PM offers sympathy but no answers to harvest labour shortage

PM offers sympathy but no answers to harvest labour shortage

The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has sympathised with farmers trying to get seasonal harvest labour.

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Local heroes stepping up to answer the call of their communities

Local heroes stepping up to answer the call of their communities

They provide a helping hand wherever it is needed, be it drought, COVID-19, finances or family violence.

Photos from the 2021 Brangus Youth Camp in Biloela

Photos from the 2021 Brangus Youth Camp in Biloela

The 2nd annual Brangus Youth Camp held in Biolela has been hailed a success.

Meet nine inspiring young Aussies making a difference

Meet nine inspiring young Aussies making a difference

Each of them is striving in their own way to make the world a better place.

Vegetable crop reduced to coleslaw in 2020's final cruel blow

Vegetable crop reduced to coleslaw in 2020's final cruel blow

Two market gardeners devastated by the Boxing Day storm that wiped out their farm.

Stand out Longford cracks $12.75 million | Video

Stand out Longford cracks $12.75 million | Video

The 2262 hectare Armidale property Longford has sold at a Ray White Rural auction for $12.75 million.

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Pastoral College future on federal radar

Pastoral College future on federal radar

Federal Drought Minister David Littleproud has confirmed the government was open to the former Longreach Pastoral College becoming part of a university hub and spoke model to deliver research and training via the Future Drought Fund drought resilience scheme.

CBRE hires Goodfellow as ag head to rebuild after 2020 talent losses

CBRE hires Goodfellow as ag head to rebuild after 2020 talent losses

Prominent agribusiness asset manager David Goodfellow will lead CBRE's Australian and New Zealand agricultural capital markets division

Foreign investor checks relax, but national security bar rising

Foreign investor checks relax, but national security bar rising

Foreign buyers no longer need every purchase ticked by FIRB, but new fees and national security rules could be frustrating.

'We signed nothing' - Chinese player denies Beston's lost sales deal claim

'We signed nothing' - Chinese player denies Beston's lost sales deal claim

China's Kunteng Limited says no export commitment was formalised before it bought into Beston Global Food Company, where it now wants a board seat.

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Govt lacking strategic plan to deal with China: Labor

Govt lacking strategic plan to deal with China: Labor

"The government is not reacting in a careful strategic way. It's just responding to the most recent event or the most recent provocation."

Doug Anthony - remembering a political allstar

Doug Anthony - remembering a political allstar

Comment: Former leader of the Nationals in the Senate, Ron Boswell AO reflects on some key moments with the late Doug Anthony.

PM offers sympathy but no answers to harvest labour shortage

PM offers sympathy but no answers to harvest labour shortage

The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has sympathised with farmers trying to get seasonal harvest labour.

National quarantine hub calls for Pacific harvest workers

National quarantine hub calls for Pacific harvest workers

The proposal would see agriculture workers fly into a regional hub on direct charter flights to serve their 14-day quarantine, but needs federal government support.

Is Dan the man to restore trade with China?

Is Dan the man to restore trade with China?

Dan Tehan has a big challenge as our new trade minister to restore our badly fractured relationship with China.

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Preserving NQ mining memories

Preserving NQ mining memories

A North Queensland museum's mission is to see the mining heritage preserved for the benefit of future generations.

Split level living a contemporary western winner

Split level living a contemporary western winner

When you walk into Jayde and Ben Chandler's home at Gregory Park, 39 kilometres south of Barcaldine, it's hard to reconcile the cool airy atmosphere of the open plan design with an image of a civic centre.

Roger North rescuing history one Jeep at a time

Roger North rescuing history one Jeep at a time

Goondiwindi's Roger North has spent a lifetime restoring WWII Jeeps.

A family home where a legend was etched out

A family home where a legend was etched out

Queensland Country Life goes behind the scenes of David and Prue Bondfield's Strathgarve sanctuary.

Santa touches down at Roma

Santa touches down at Roma

Forget the reindeers - a play-gym that grandchildren had grown out of has become a chariot for Santa and Mrs Claus in the Roma district.

North Queensland pioneers recognised for 150 years at Gilberton

North Queensland pioneers recognised for 150 years at Gilberton

When Tom Martel set up his butcher shop to cater for the gold rush in the Gilberton region in 1869, he could hardly have imagined his descendants still living there 150 years later.

Queensland's 'tidy towns' clean up with awards

Queensland's 'tidy towns' clean up with awards

Rockhampton and Cunnamulla have been recognised in the Queensland Tidy Towns Awards.

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Doug Anthony - remembering a political allstar

Doug Anthony - remembering a political allstar

Comment: Former leader of the Nationals in the Senate, Ron Boswell AO reflects on some key moments with the late Doug Anthony.

Some surprises in world grains stocks outlined in latest global estimates

Some surprises in world grains stocks outlined in latest global estimates

COMMENT: Some surprises emerged from latest USDA world grain supply and demand report.

NFF says national problems should be dealt with nationally and in a united fashion

NFF says national problems should be dealt with nationally and in a united fashion

COMMENT: As we get more acquainted with COVID-19 we must get smarter in our response.

Harping on about over regulation

Harping on about over regulation

Horticulture will need to exert vigilance over the HARPS scheme to ensure it remains fit-for-purpose.

Investigations into Dairy Code breaches ongoing

Investigations into Dairy Code breaches ongoing

The ACCC has committed to a full investigative review of the Dairy Code.

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Magic Million dollars for Queensland vendors

Magic Million dollars for Queensland vendors

Queensland vendors have been busy on the opening days of the 2021 Magic Millions auctions on the Gold Coast.

Magical results when millions spent

Country race clubs hit paydirt

Country race clubs hit paydirt

Millions of dollars doled out to finance upgrades at dozens of country racetracks in rural Queensland.

Daring to dream with Paniagua

Daring to dream with Paniagua

Mareeba marvel Paniagua has been entered for a $250,000 event at Eagle Farm in Brisbane on December 12

New race series in the home straight

New race series in the home straight

Palaszczuk's $35m promise to country racing

Palaszczuk's $35m promise to country racing

The country racing industry will be a big winner if the Palaszczuk government is re-elected with its promise to back Queensland Country Racing with a $35.2 million commitment.

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Mackay cowboy among world's best bull riders

Mackay cowboy among world's best bull riders

Bull riders from Queensland's north are continuing to show the world how it's done, with 20-year-old Ky Hamilton, who hails from Mackay, finishing the 2020 regular season as the number two bull rider in the world.

Kleier makes bull-riding history

Kleier makes bull-riding history

Clermont bull rider Aaron Kleier has won a history-making third consecutive PBR national title in front of an excited crowd at the Townsville Entertainment Centre.

Palaszczuk's $35m promise to country racing

Palaszczuk's $35m promise to country racing

The country racing industry will be a big winner if the Palaszczuk government is re-elected with its promise to back Queensland Country Racing with a $35.2 million commitment.

Virtual Mount Isa Rodeo gets big online audience

Virtual Mount Isa Rodeo gets big online audience

Thousands of rodeo fans watched the Mount Isa Mines Rodeo successfully swap its red dirt arena to broadcast a world first virtual rodeo.

Mount Isa Rodeo an online success

Mount Isa Rodeo an online success

The Mount Isa Mines Rodeo moved online to broadcast Australia's first virtual Rodeo on Saturday night.