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A new resilience test for merino sheep is using hereditary markers to help producers identify which animals are better able to cope with stressors in their environment. The genomic tool, known as ImmuneDEX, measures a resilience trait called immune competencies...

The Crisafulli Government’s open for business approach and support for the resources industry is delivering for regional Queensland, with Argo’s acquisition of Bowen Coking Coal securing the long-term future of 250 workers at the Burton Coal Mine.  

New water trade arrangements under Schedule D of the Murray–Darling Basin Agreement will come into effect from 1 July 2026, following the completion of the Schedule D review and approval by Ministerial Council.

Today’s opening water allocations reflect mixed conditions across NSW, with most licence holders having access to good volumes of water, though availability varies across some inland regions. Critically, all high priority uses, including town water, environmental and domestic and stock, have received full opening allocations, securing water where it is needed most. 

Cicada Innovations, Australia’s leading deep tech incubator, has announced the 23 ventures that will feature at Cicada x Tech23 2026, a showcase of Australia’s next great innovations. Despite ongoing uncertainty around government support for commercialising and scaling innovation, the pipeline for Australian deep tech is bursting.

There’s something quite magical about life on a farm. Picking apples fresh from the tree. Milking a cow. Finishing the day around a campfire, glass of local wine in hand. These simple pleasures have become bucket list items. And while it’s easy for farmers to take these everyday moments for granted, many are now embracing agritourism.

Farmers and landholders across regional NSW can now access free and independent dispute resolution through the Energy & Water Ombudsman NSW (EWON). From 1 July 2026, customers of NSW’s five statutory irrigation corporations including Coleambally Irrigation Co-operative, Jemalong Irrigation, Murray Irrigation, Murrumbidgee Irrigation, and Western Murray Irrigation, can lodge complaints with EWON for independent review at no cost.

The Coalition will lodge a Notice of Motion in the Senate and House of Representatives to stop Labor’s new carbon credit approval, which will lock up land and destroy regional jobs. The Coalition has moved to disallow the Carbon Credits Methodology Determination 2026, to stop Labor from paying state governments to permanently cease commercial timber harvesting across entire Regional Forest Agreement areas, in exchange for ‘carbon credits’.

Tweed Shire Council welcomes the release of CSIRO’s Northern Rivers Resilience Initiative flood mitigation report, focused on detailed flood modelling and mitigation scenarios for the Richmond River catchment around Lismore.