Farmer and rural business input is being called for into ways of creating growth in rural and regional Australia
The House of Representatives Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth has commenced a new inquiry into creating sustainable economic growth in rural and regional Australia. The Committee seeks to identify opportunities to promote and support sustainable markets for rural and regional small and medium businesses in all sectors, through enhanced branding, and certification of Australian […]
Apple growers have been thrown an open invitation to supply the Canadian market under a new deal
Apple growers will soon be able to export our world-class produce to Canada, thanks to improved market access conditions negotiated by the Albanese Labor Government. Canada has approved a request by the Government to enable a trade pathway for fresh apples without requiring fumigation or cold treatment. These new conditions follow several years of […]
ICA warns the home guarantee scheme expansion will increase property prices by up to 10% in the first year
According to new analysis released by the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) today, The Federal Government’s plan to dramatically expand the Home Guarantee Scheme (HGS) will increase house prices, make it harder for lower income earners to enter the housing market, and have a negligible impact on home ownership rates, Analysis of the Government’s policy by independent economic consultancy Lateral Economics has estimated that the […]