Cowgirls riding high after thrilling victory at Kilkivan gathering
Top prizes at the third annual Cowgirls Gathering in Kilkivan QLD went to Cailin Bobbermen and Grace Roth with more than 700 women from across the country competing Australia’s most talented riders saddled up for the third annual Cowgirls Gathering in Kilkivan, Queensland, with Cailin Bobbermen from Waterford and Grace Roth from Eidsvold Queensland riding […]
Winter crop harvest under an El Niño cloud is hurting the marginals
Growers in marginal country with harvest underway due to dry conditions have now accepted a reduced winter crop is their best outcome With an El Niño now officially confirmed by The Bureau, this has become a two-tier season where marginal cropping areas affected by the dry conditions will face a reduced winter crop harvest, while […]
Mobile problems and data breaches top issues for phone and internet users
Consumers and small business made 66,388 complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman over the financial year ending 30 June 2023, and believe it or not, that was a 16.5 per cent decrease on the previous year, but could have something to do with the one hour plus call wait time. The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman highlighted […]
National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is open for business
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) formed on 1 July 2023 is now up and running for submissions. The department’s Integrity Hotline on 1800 99 88 80. This independent Commonwealth agency is now responsible for detecting, investigating, and reporting on ‘serious’ or ‘systemic’ corrupt conduct in the Commonwealth public sector. The NACC is a Whole of […]