Kath Sullivan
Water buybacks dumped, Murray-Darling authority to be overhauled
The federal government has committed not to buy any more water from farmers, as an independent review finds a key part of...
Unions want working holiday visas axed as Australians struggle finding jobs
Australian farmers need to stop hiring international backpackers to harvest their crops and instead employ young people in regional and rural areas,...
Unemployment rate predicted to reach 10 per cent amid pandemic, pushing Australia into recession
Unemployment is set to soar to its highest rate in almost three decades, with 1.4 million Australians expected to be out of...
Farmers wait for Government’s $100 million water to flow months after drought deal announced
Months after paying for much-needed water, farmers in the southern Murray-Darling Basin are waiting for the Federal Government’s Water for Fodder program...
Sydney deports second tourist carrying pork amid fears of spreading deadly pig disease
A Vietnamese man carrying four kilograms of pork-filled mooncakes has been turned away from Australia after failing to declare he was carrying...
Barnaby Joyce yet to produce a single report from his time as drought envoy
Barnaby Joyce hasn’t prepared a single report on the drought despite having been appointed the nation’s special drought envoy more than a...
Up to one-third of Murray Darling Basin Authority jobs to move to regional communities
A third of Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) staff are expected to be employed in regional communities, Agriculture and Water Minister David Littleproud...
Mass fish kills study ordered by federal government, as another mass fish death event reported in NSW
The federal government has ordered an independent study of the recent mass fish kills in the Lower Darling River. It comes a...
Acting PM demands Animals Australia explain alleged payment to sheep-ship whistleblower
The Australian Government will look into new allegations about the way footage was obtained and used in a campaign by activists to...