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Floods devastate rural NSW & Queensland, cities to feel ripple effect: NRHA

The soul-destroying floods in rural New South Wales and Queensland are affecting rural people who matter to Australia’s very existence and who are the backbone of Australia’s economy ... this flood is an eye-opener for all political parties to make a commitment to the health of the economic powerhouse that rural Australia is for the rest of the country.

A fresh start for Queensland – adult crime, adult time expands to 33 offences: Crisafulli, Frecklington, Purdie, Gerber

The Crisafulli Government is expanding its landmark Adult Crime, Adult Time laws to 33 youth crime offences, with new laws introduced to the Queensland Parliament ... The Making Queensland Safer (Adult Crime, Adult Time) Amendment Bill 2025 provides for an additional 20 Adult Crime, Adult Time offences, including attempted murder...

Lessons from the LA fires: a forensic dissection with Dr Faraz Hedayati, 16 April 2025

Join this special April Hazardous Webinar to learn about early post-disaster field observations of the devasting Los Angeles (LA) fires with on-the-ground researcher Dr Faraz Hedayati (Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety).

Stars & Bars Festival returns to Heathcote this April!

Stars & Bars Festival rides again with a 2 day event in Heathcote coinciding with the Anzac day long weekend Friday 25th April & Saturday 26th April, 2025. The Trail Blazin', Star Gazin', Hell Raisin' Countrified Music Festival Concept, part magical mystery music bus tour part winery/brewery tour returns with the promise of some new innovations for this year’s Fourth edition.

VFF demands Fire Service Levy halt and Inquiry referral 

The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is calling on the Victorian Parliament to take immediate action and refer the deeply flawed Fire Services Levy Bill to a parliamentary inquiry, as it faces debate in the Upper House this week. VFF President Brett Hosking said the Bill must be referred to a parliamentary inquiry to ensure the community has a voice in the process.

Cutting global farm subsidies can improve environmental outcomes: ABARES

Reform of global agricultural subsidies and tariffs at the World Trade Organization would support better environmental and food security outcomes, according to the latest ABARES Insights paper.

ZNE-Ag CRC launches project to focus on low-cost methane measurement from livestock

Australian farmers are set to benefit from groundbreaking technologies that will enable cost effective methane measurement in livestock. Zero Net Emissions Agriculture Cooperative Research Centre (ZNE-Ag CRC) ... launched the first project in its research portfolio.

Research outputs – Talk about logging but don’t talk about national parks: SETA

Peter Rutherford, SETA. It is difficult to know how to respond to Professor Lindenmayer’s most recent comments, when he continues to focus on areas subject to timber harvesting and appears to ignore the fact that 855,310 hectares of the iconic Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area was burnt by bushfires in 2019-20. This is over 16 per cent of the total area burnt in NSW in 2019-20.

Cootamundra Picnic Races, 26 April 2025

Cootamundra Picnic Race Club