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This week marked a significant moment in Australian politics as David Farley, a prominent agribusinessman, was sworn into Federal Parliament. He is the first elected member of One Nation in the House of Representatives, representing the federal seat of Farrer.

In addition to this milestone, a national poll conducted after the budget revealed that One Nation and its leader, Pauline Hanson, have gained popularity, becoming the most favored party in the country.
#OneNation #budget #Farrer #GST #agribusiness
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Australia remains one of the world’s most attractive agribusiness investment destinations, ranking seventh globally for deal activity despite accounting for only a small share of global GDP, a report by @GrantThornton has found.#agribusiness #ESG #Mergersandacquisitions #Foreigninvestment #tariffs #foodsecurity #water #privateequity #foodsecurity
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A growing investor interest in water as an asset class and a likely re-rating of the market were two key points raised at an Agribusiness Australia, @GrantThornton event discussing M&A activity in Melbourne earlier this month. #AgriBusiness #WaterMarket #ESG #MergersAndAcquisitions #horticulture
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A decline in national farmland values, the first since 2013, is possible if cost pressures intensify and seasonal conditions deteriorate, Bendigo Bank Agribusiness warns in its Farmland Values Report for 2026. #farmland #crops #livestock #interestrates #bendigobank #middleeast

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A surge in mice numbers especially in parts of South Australia and the Geraldton region of Western Australia on top of a severe disruption to imported fertiliser, as a result of the Middle Eastern conflict, has dealt a blow to farmers who have just begun planting this year's crop. #grains #MiceControl #canola #urea #fertilizer #pulses #diesel #cereals #sowingseeds

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Australia has finalized a free trade agreement with the European Union after eight years of negotiations, opening access to a 450-million-consumer market, though the beef industry has criticised the 30,600-tonne quota as too low representing just two per cent of its exports. But Trade Minister Don Farrell defended the deal, saying it amounted to an 800% increase in market access, with 70,000 tonnes of beef expected to be exported over the next two years. #eufta #beefindustry #nff
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Despite Energy Minister Chris Bowen's assurances this week that Australia's fuel supplies are being maintained, in the wake of the Middle East conflict, panic buying, particularly in regional areas, is causing shortages with some fuel stations, relying on independent suppliers, running out. #FuelPrices #ureafertilizer #supplychain #fuelshortage #diesel
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At an Agribusiness Australia event in Melbourne earlier this month hosted by Nutrien Ag Solutions, executives from Warakirri Asset Management and SunRice Group outlined how co-operatives, private equity and public market structures are reshaping the agribusiness sector’s growth trajectory. #agribusiness #SunRice #Warakirri #NutrienAgSolutions
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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has defended the government's funding of the Country Fire Authority following the release of its annual report which shows a $21.8 million increase. But critics point to an overall decrease in funding in the preceding four years and an ageing fleet of fire tankers and equipment. #CFA @Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF)
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Elders moves closer to Nutrien as $475m Delta Ag acquisition wins ACCC approval. #agribusiness #Elders #DeltaAgribusiness #ACCC
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Federal Agriculture Minister @JulieCollinsMP acknowledged growing frustration among landholders about the rollout of renewable energy infrastructure across productive farmland and poor consultation particularly in Victoria in a speech to the Rural Press Club of Victoria in Melbourne last week. #RenewableEnergy #Infrastructure #landholders #RPC

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While big advancements are being made with robotics in horticulture, grains, cotton and dairy farming, livestock grazing remains relatively untouched, according to University of Sydney's Australian Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems, professor Salah Sukkarieh. But it is a growing focus of research, he said. #robots #cotton #dairyfarming #horticulture
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National Farmers Federation president David Jochinke this week called on governments at a national drought forum in Adelaide to prioritise shifting from reactive responses to proactive strategies for future droughts.
#NFF #drought #farmers https://t.co/oGrnCEWvng

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Federal Shadow Agriculture Minister and National Party Leader David Littleproud has come out in support of the Albanese Government’s new $1 billion drought package but, along with the VFF, called for it to be interest free for two years in line with the former government's 2019-20 scheme. #netzero #drought #loans #interestfree #VFF #funding #rural #FarmersProtest

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Farmers have welcomed last Friday's federal government announcement of $1 billion in new drought loans but have called for interest payments to be deferred until after a recovery and approval times to be reduced. #drought #loans #VFF #interestfree #Funding https://t.co/uDcvjZnBBr

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New research by the CSIRO has found that while reforestation can contribute significantly to tackling climate change, its global potential is only a fraction of what’s been claimed. Unless we change tack, chief research scientist @pepcanadell says it is unlikely to significantly help achieve net zero. #climatechange #forests #plants #carbonsequestration #treeplanting #reforestation