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19th November 2024

PM Edition

‘Tsunami’ of lambs about to hit the market

Turn-off from Victoria’s lamb powerhouse, the Western District, will see a surge in supply in the lead up to Christmas.

Canola yields expected to be halved at Westmere

Western District farmer Graeme McCrow usually cuts about 400 bales of hay. But this year he is cutting 2000.

‘It’s hugely unfair on country people’

Cash can still be used to pay for fuel and groceries, but cheques are doomed, according to a federal government plan.

Farmers question taxpayer subsidies for electric trucks

The federal government is awarding millions of dollars’ worth of grants to some of Australia’s biggest businesses to purchase new electric trucks.

Woolworths’ supplier rebates under scrutiny

Questions have been raised about the impact of supplier rebates on Woolworths’ profit and executive bonuses at the second ACCC hearing into supermarkets that also included a notabl...