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. Test 4 hours, 32 minutes
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. Test 16 hours, 2 minutes
Bridget McKenzie to face Senate over sports rorts Former sports minister Bridget McKenzie will face a Senate committee in February over her involvement in the sports rorts scandal. Test 1 day, 2 hours
Vic's new Ag Min knows what it's like to drink milk from the cow Mary-Anne Thomas grew up in the country, and knows about long bus rides to school and how to bag a slaughtered animal. Test 6 days, 3 hours
Rural tax reform needed to lure business and capitalise on tree-changers Bold tax reforms are needed to lure more businesses to the bush and capitalise on the boom in working-from-home tree-changers many regional areas are experiencing. Test 1 week
Vanuatu offers national airline to bring hundreds of harvest workers a day The Pacific Island nation, which is COVID free, believes its plan is a ready-made solution to the pandemic-induced labour shortage crippling the agriculture industry. Test 1 week, 1 day
Record 17 candidates vying for Rockhampton Mayor Early voting for the Rockhampton mayoral and Townsville's Division 10 Councillor By-Election opens today. Test 1 week, 1 day
How Brexit impacts Australian ag as new trade deals take priority It's hoped with Brexit in the rear view mirror, the trade agreement Australia is negotiating with the EU and UK will take centre stage. Test 1 week, 6 days
Small visa tweak to help combat ag labour shortage The federal government has made another tweak to temporary visas, in an effort to combat the agricultural labour shortage. Test 2 weeks
ANALYSISShould a US/China trade deal faze Australia? The Thomas Elder Markets (TEM) team has been discussing the phase 1 deal as a major challenge for Australian agriculture for the past year, and expects that China will have to preference goods from the US in order to protect its export markets. Test 2 weeks, 1 day
No 'tiers' please, as diesel tractor engines head down low-emissions path Chief executive of the Tractor and Machinery Association says strict non-road diesel emissions standards in the EU and the US might make regulation in Australia largely unnecessary. Test
Cyclone fizzes out but more to come Cyclone Kimi didn't make landfall before it was downgraded to a tropical low this morning. Test
Out with the old, in with the new AN iconic Townsville pub will be demolished to make way for a towering 20-storey precinct fronting The Strand. Test