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$9 million boost to flood recovery and resilience projects in North Queensland

Media Release: 25 June 2020 Communities impacted by flooding in Far North and North Queensland in early 2019 will benefit from more than $9 million in grant funding for 119 local projects to boost flood recovery and resilience. Minister for Emergency Management David Littleproud said the funding was the largest round delivered under the $15.5....

Australian Government toasts wine’s 2050 vision

The Australian Government is toasting the launch of Australian wine industry’s Vision 2050 to guide the sector’s focus and growth over the next three decades.....

Uni fee reforms a boom for agriculture

The cost of studying agriculture at university will be slashed from 2021 under an Australian Government higher education funding plan aimed at producing graduates for high-priority jobs for growth sectors.....

Agricultural narcotic exports to benefit from improved market access

The Australia Government has delivered improved access to global markets for agricultural narcotic exports for medicinal cannabis and hemp industries through the Export Control Amendment (Certificate of Narcotics Exports) Bill 2020.....

Reminder Nth Qld flood farmer AgRebuild loans close soon

Graziers and farmers affected by the 2019 North and Far North Queensland floods are reminded that they have until the end of June to apply for a Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) AgRebuild loan.....

Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement negotiations commence

The Australian Government has launched Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with the United Kingdom (UK) for a comprehensive, ambitious and mutually beneficial bilateral agreement.....

Stronger penalties for travellers who don’t declare high risk biosecurity items

An amendment to the Biosecurity Act 2015 to strengthen biosecurity penalties was introduced into the House of Representatives today.....

Tehan delivers for regional higher education and research

The Regional Universities Network (RUN) congratulates the Minister for Education, The Hon Dan Tehan MP, on delivering a higher education reform package which will help fuel regional economic growth and jobs, and address the gap in educational outcomes between regional, rural and remote Australia and capital cities.....

Meet Dr Sarah Lantz

Dr Sarah Lantz is a writer, author, mother, advocate for healthy living and fermentation and regular contributor to Bud Organic Club.....

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