The scent of rain floods the yellowing countryside, quieting bleating sheep and sending kangaroos bolting for cover. Thick drops thud on the roof of Mountview Camp, a palatial two-bedroom canvas tent ...

This research was supported by funding from registered charity Farm Transitions Australia, which helps Australian dairy and beef farmers facing hardship and seeking a transition from the industry.

Australian National University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Imagine this fictitious scenario. The federal environment minister announces government approval for a large-scale ...

Meat processor JBS is channelling investment into its Huon Aquaculture salmon-farming business in Australia. The Brazil-headquartered company said it will plough A$110m ($73.6m) into Huon’s land-based ...

Sydney, like many other Australian cities, has a long history of urban farming. Market gardens, oyster fisheries and wineries on urban fringe once supplied fresh food to city markets.

A new case of bird flu was found at a poultry farm in Victoria, Australia, following the discovery of the first human case of the virus in the country. The human case in Australia is the H5N1 strain, ...

Trina Solar has partnered with one of Australia’s largest family-owned wineries, Casella Family Brands, to inaugurate a 5.7MW solar farm near its production site in Yenda, New South Wales. The ...

Rystad Energy Senior Analyst David Dixon has revealed that the 100 MW Merredin Solar Farm in Western Australia, recently acquired by Indonesian solar PV developer SUN Energy, was the nation’s ...

The second stage of one of the world’s largest wind farms is moving forward after developer TagEnergy announced it had closed financing for the project. The $2.6 billion Golden Plains Wind Farm in ...