Ten of Australia’s biggest pastoral companies have thrown their support behind a push to resurrect rural training in Queensland, three years after it was shut down....
In stark contrast to vocal members of the National Party, fourth-generation farmer Cindy Stevens and her husband Simon Wallwork believe agriculture must be part of the...
The Australian share market is set to modestly rise, despite tech stocks on Wall Street pulling that market lower. Key points: Tech stocks dragged down Wall...
Not enough is being done to turn around the epidemic of suicide among rural Australians, particularly men, the founder of a mental health charity has said....
A popular plastic toy that can block a child’s intestines remains on sale across Australia despite repeated warnings from the national regulator and health authorities. Key...
Minute by minute, the internal report into the death of seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath reveals a “cascade of missed opportunities” which may have contributed to her dying...
Graziers in the western Queensland shire of Boulia have started offloading thousands of cattle after the traditional wet season delivered less than half its average rainfall....
Melbourne’s most important drinking water catchment has been put at risk by more alleged illegal logging in state forests, experts have said, warning the regulator is failing...
Scientists are cultivating proteins from the stem cells of livestock and poultry in labs in a bid to create more sustainable meat, but will anyone want...
A former Tasmanian school principal has rejected allegations he sexually abused two teenage girls in the early 1980s. The man, who cannot be named for legal...