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Cattle and crop farmer Matt Smith will have to make tough decisions as fuel and fertiliser shortages bite.

Fishers and farmers already rationing fuel as diesel prices cripple producers

Fishers are being forced to ration fuel and scale back fishing trips, while farmers are facing tough decisions to reduce livestock, as fuel and fertiliser prices skyrocket.

  • Jessica McSweeney

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has arrived in Australia to strike a new free trade pact.

Prosecco, feta, luxury cars: Long-delayed Europe trade deal finally a reality

The historic free trade pact, which has been eight years in the making, will increase Australian red meat exports and allow producers to use names formerly considered “geographic indicators”.

  • Matthew Knott
Feral red deer in the Grampians National Park.

‘Offensive’: Farmers and green groups lash Allan government over deer

With an estimated 1 million feral deer in Victoria causing untold damage to farms and the environment, farming and green groups have thrown down the gauntlet.

  • Bianca Hall
Cropping farmer Nick Emin on his Talbot West farm in WA is concerned that diesel fuel shortages will affect his seeding.

Regional diesel runs dry as metro panic-buying hits WA farms

WA farmers face three-week wait times for regular fuel supply deliveries, with fears it could affect seeding and harvesting season.

  • Indigo Lemay-Conway
Energy Minister Chris Bowen has urged Australians not to panic buy petrol.

‘No need for panic’: Bowen calls urgent summit as fuel fears grip regions

Farmers want security for fuel and fertiliser right now, saying that the next two weeks are critical for supplying “next year’s bread, pasta and Weet-Bix”.

  • Mike Foley
Queensland Treasurer and Energy Minister David Janetzki.

Minister demands national fuel plan as Queensland farmers ‘on precipice’

The state government said importers were favouring bigger markets, meaning regional retailers – and the primary industries they served – could be hit with shortages and high prices.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
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Australian salmon should be avoided, according to sustainability experts.

Revealed: How salmon politics trumped the environment

A freedom-of-information release reveals formal advice that salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour should cease while approval is reconsidered under federal environmental laws. The government backed the industry instead.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Grain growers and shoppers will feel the squeeze from a spike in fertiliser prices, says National Farmers Federation president Hamish McIntyre.

Iran crisis to hit prices of bread, beer, drugs and online shopping

Price hikes will flow to consumers as global trade chaos derails everything from farmers plans for their paddocks and international mail.

  • Mike Foley and Elias Visontay
Nick Flanagan, next to the Mulwala Canal near his property outside of Finley.

A protest vote is brewing in Sussan Ley’s seat – but it won’t be simple

Like many Australians, dairy farmer Nick Flanagan finds his WhatsApp group chat is a good barometer of what people are thinking about politics. Its contents will worry the Coalition.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Land clearing at Cuttabri in north-western NSW in 2023. There is no suggestion the land clearing was illegal.

‘On extinction path’: Land clearing laws failing native species

An area of high-biodiversity land in NSW equivalent to four Sydney Harbours was cleared between 2016 and 2023, new research says.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons