Lambasted:New ad puts concept of ‘un-Australian’ behaviour on the rack

Lambasted:New ad puts concept of ‘un-Australian’ behaviour on the rack

Since 2005,the annual Australia Day campaign for lamb has centred on the idea of unAustralianness. This year’s offering puts the whole idea on the grill.

  • byKarl Quinn

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Time to rethink the shopping list:Four ways your Christmas feast will look different this year

Time to rethink the shopping list:Four ways your Christmas feast will look different this year

La Nina-fuelled flooding,deadly diseases,ongoing supply chain issues,and high demand for some produce will mean we might need to make some compromises this festive season.

  • byLaura Chung andJessica Yun
‘Aussies are horrified’:Qld beef farms drive deforestation

‘Aussies are horrified’:Qld beef farms drive deforestation

Queensland outpaces all other Australian jurisdictions combined in bulldozing forests for beef,a new report shows.

  • byMarty Silk
They used to be called farmer’s wives. Now they’re called farmers
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They used to be called farmer’s wives. Now they’re called farmers

Faced with devastating floods,ruined roads and years of setbacks,more women in agriculture are stepping into leadership roles.

  • byAngus Dalton
The Perth food and wine show you’re not invited to – but you still buy the products

The Perth food and wine show you’re not invited to – but you still buy the products

The annual private market lets growers and makers of everything from fruit’n’veg to seaweed butter and oat milk woo nearly 30 WA big buyers for a spot on the shelves you shop from.

  • byRob Broadfield
‘I would have rather lost my home’:A farmer laments his flooded crop

‘I would have rather lost my home’:A farmer laments his flooded crop

Troy McInnes was a month shy of harvesting his first garlic crop when the floods came to Rochester.

  • byChip Le Grand
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The $49,000 dog:Eve the kelpie sets new Australian record

The $49,000 dog:Eve the kelpie sets new Australian record

Eve was only eight weeks old when Chris Stapleton realised his newest little dog was something special.

  • byCatherine Naylor
‘Crops underwater’:Victoria’s farmers on edge as flood threat rises

‘Crops underwater’:Victoria’s farmers on edge as flood threat rises

Farmers are bracing for major financial pain as floodwaters block off access roads,damage valuable crops and imperil upcoming harvests.

  • byNick Toscano
‘Ruthlessly lured’:Scammers preying on Aussie farmers

‘Ruthlessly lured’:Scammers preying on Aussie farmers

Cyber thieves have Australian farmers in their sights,“causing substantial financial losses and emotional devastation”.

  • byJessica Yun
Feral pigs are out of control,but experts say culls aren’t the answer

Feral pigs are out of control,but experts say culls aren’t the answer

A Queensland team found shooting and baiting failed to rein in the pests. Now experts have a new strategy for protecting habitats.

  • byMarty Silk
‘Visually intrusive’:Jeremy Clarkson ordered to shut Diddly Squat Farm’s dining areas

‘Visually intrusive’:Jeremy Clarkson ordered to shut Diddly Squat Farm’s dining areas

The eight-part TV series,a hit during the lockdown,was heavily focused on Clarkson’s frustration with local planning laws,and he has since been involved in a long-running dispute with the council.

  • byRob Harris