What city-country divide?
Every August, the country comes to Brisbane for the Ekka. And for all the talk of a city–country divide, Brisbane always seems pretty pleased to see it.
Fair rules support sugar regions
The 2026 crushing season is already underway in two Queensland cane-growing districts, and most other regions will see harvesters firing up through June.
Paradise Lost? Will the Premier keep his word?
For Bundaberg growers, the uncertainty surrounding Paradise Dam feels like a wound that never quite healed.
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Advocacy is a team sport
Australian agriculture enjoyed a win recently, with the Federal Government’s proposed biosecurity levy stalling in the Senate after several senators pulled their support for the idea.
Growers fear being casualties in mill-union conflict
As I busily prepare my farm for harvest, and look out over a great crop of sugarcane, it’s hard to imagine better conditions for harvesting Queensland’s crop.
And we’re off!
It’s that time of the year again, when Queensland’s cane-growing communities come alive with the sounds of harvesters, haulouts, cane trucks and trains.
What a difference a decade makes!
Our perceptions can, and often do, change over time.
Is it too late to win the war on fire ants?
Fire ants are back in the news, and once again, it’s for all the wrong reasons.