The Nationals call on Labor Government to explain their refusal of live sheep export advice
Following advice contrary to what the Independent Regulator has recommended has fired up The Nationals who are now calling on the Labor Government to explain why it’s refusing recommendations on live sheep exports. The Nationals leader David Littleproud said the Department of Agriculture’s Review as the Independent Regulator of live sheep exports by sea during […]
PASE grants of $4.95 million have been given to producers to establish and maintain international market access
As part of the $4.95 million in grants awarded to businesses a $316,100 PASE grant has helped create an online training platform for small-to-medium seafood exporters and those aspiring to access overseas markets. Agricultural Trade Group Acting Deputy Secretary, Nicola Hinder PSM, said the training resources will enable seafood businesses to assess whether they are […]
Machine safety compliance visits underway as Customer Service NSW officers investigate
SafeWork NSW Inspectors have begun visiting manufacturers throughout the Sydney metropolitan area to ensure machine safety, a leading cause of workplace fatalities and injuries in the sector. SafeWork Executive Director Compliance and Dispute Resolution Matt Press said with the post COVID-19 rebirth of manufacturing in Australia, it was timely reminder to businesses to think about […]
SPA points to latest immigration figures that reveal we are heading back to population growth
According to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA), the figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday reveal the country is heading back to ‘Big Australia’. SPA National President Ms Jenny Goldie says that, while some post-Covid ‘bounce back’ in net overseas migration was understandable, the large increase in arrivals (up 183% on the […]
Household spending hit with narrow rise as interest rates begin to bite
The CommBank Household Spending Intentions (HSI) Index rose by 0.8% in August to 115.5, highlighting the momentum in the Australian economy, higher inflation pressures and the impact of the RBA’s monetary policy tightening. The index – which combines Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) payments data and Google Trends search information – saw increases in the categories on […]
TIO Annual Report shows poor mobile coverage still an issue for telco users
In the last financial year ending 30 June 2022, residential consumers and small businesses made 79,534 complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO), highlighted in the Annual Report 2021-22 published today. Download the TIO Annual Report 2021-22 Problems about connection delays, failing to cancel a service, and billing issues have improved compared to last year […]
Climate Council puts top 10 corporate polluters on notice with personal letter
The Climate Council says it’s time to end the free ride for Australia’s biggest polluters, with the Climate Council issuing a direct challenge to the country’s worst offenders to clean up their acts. As the Labor Government draws up plans for reforming a regulation that’s supposed to be reducing pollution (known as the Safeguard Mechanism) […]
Banks announce rate changes following the RBA cash rate increase to 2.35%
Following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) decision to raise the official cash rate by 0.50% per annum (p.a.), most big banks are expected to lift interest rates on variable loans by 0.50% on 16 September 2022. CBA has already confirmed it will lift its home loan variable interest rates by 0.50% p.a., effective 16 […]
Cost of living pushed up by climate-driven floods says Farmers for Climate Action
The cost of living for Australian families is being driven up by climate damage as the Australian Insurance Council reveals households across Australia paid a higher cost of living because of flooding in NSW and Queensland earlier this year
Record grain harvest in 2020-21 exposed issues with regulation of grain ports
ACCC consultation with the bulk grain export industry has shown that grower representative groups and some exporters generally support regulation of bulk grain export supply chains, but port terminal operators largely do not