Sarina Locke

Irrigators reliant on the Snowy scheme want reassurances water will be released when they need it, after the Prime Minister’s announcement the hydro scheme will be expanded.

Milk and nutrition formula maker Wattle Health Australia makes steady gains after a rocky time to float on the stock exchange.

Volunteering is changing as emergency agencies notice a decline in committed volunteers, but a rise in spontaneous, event-driven volunteering.

Australia’s position as supplier of premium milling wheat for noodles is at risk with Russian exports undermining a long-standing relationship between Australian wheat farms and Indonesian flour mills.

Australia needs a comprehensive suite of new laws to stamp out modern slavery, a Federal committee finds.

Poor mobile phone coverage in rural areas potentially put people’s lives at risk during the devastating bushfires in NSW and Victoria, the Country Fire Authority says.

The disease that’s wiped out a quarter of the world’s pigs is only an hour’s journey from Australian shores. The Government is spending a further $66m on quarantine, but says it will protect exporters if security measures fail.

Beekeepers mount a campaign for greater access to flowering gums in national parks, to keep their starving bees fed after the fires.

Hong Kong’s demand for Australian wine lifted by 135 per cent and South-East Asia by 43 per cent in the 12 months to September, showing Australian winemakers are diversifying away from their former key market.

Fertiliser plant go-ahead risks damaging ancient rock art and Government seeks more biosecurity dog handlers.