Grass, freight rates and Australia’s lamb market

The cattle market is well known for its ebbs and flows with the availability of grass, and the lamb market follows a similar pattern, though to a lesser extent. The impact of drought on the lamb market is just one thing that Angus Gidley-Baird, animal …

School lunch provider turns to Australia for help

Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi With its main food manufacturer, Libelle, in liquidation, the School Lunch Collective this week turned to Australia to ensure it had enough meals. Meanwhile, the government insists the collective will continue to supply the …

Australia’s Gold Coast has all but disappeared after Tropical Cyclone Alfred

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Before and after pictures of Australia’s east coast show the true scale of devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Alfred. What was once a …

Australia urged to continue ‘making the case’ to receive tariff exemptions

Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Bran Black says Australia should continue to “make the case” to get an exemption from Donald Trump’s tariffs. Australia will not be granted an exemption from the Trump administration’s raft of trade tariffs. …

Will Australia see the rare total lunar eclipse ‘blood moon’ like the US this Friday? Probably not

Australians are being advised to manage their expectations ahead of the much-anticipated blood moon on Friday, which, instead of the full lunar eclipse, might only be visible as a partial eclipse. While reports about a rare orange-red moon may spark …

Energy Australia pushes for no conviction over power station fire

Energy Australia should not be convicted over a fire at its Yallourn power station because it has a strong safety record spanning more than two decades, company lawyers say. WorkSafe charged Energy Australia with failing to provide and maintain a safe …

Hope for Australia even as tariffs strain US friendship

On the other hand, Australia has been in a security treaty with the US for more than 70 years, the two countries have maintained a free trade agreement for 20 years, both are part of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, and they have fought side-by-side in …

'Toughest bail laws in Australia' to be introduced by Victorian government

'Eyeball' Trump: Former ambassador's advice for Australia's next PM

Anthony Albanese is under fire from the Coalition for not securing an exemption on tariffs for steel and aluminium exports to the US but former ambassador Arthur Sinodinos has backed the prime minister's decision not to impose retaliatory tariffs. He …

Bourgogne Wine Board returns to Australia with new campaign

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) has launched a new communications campaign, Take A Closer Look, designed to deepen the connection between Australia and the winemaking region as it returns to the Australian market. While Bourgogne is already renowned for …