COAG fails 'to deliver for lower Murray' - 04 Jul 08 Governments have formalised plans to save the Murray River but have done nothing to take immediate action, a key council along the river says.
Fuel prices changing behaviour: expert - 04 Jul 08 Transport should be included in any emissions trading scheme but soaring fuel prices are already changing people's behaviour, says Dr Peter Shergold.
Carbon scheme 'won't happen by 2010' - 04 Jul 08 The Rudd government won't be able to get a well-designed emissions trading scheme (ETS) up and running by 2010, says Malcolm Turnbull.
Meteorologists forecasting good rain - 04 Jul 08 Some of the best rain for 2008 is likely to fall on many parts of Australia next week, a meteorologist says.
Oil prices blaze past record $US146 - 04 Jul 08 Red hot world oil prices have blazed over a record $US146 a barrel in the face of falling US oil reserves and geopolitical tensions.
Study to reconsider northern rail link - 03 Jul 08 A company pushing a proposed Melbourne to Brisbane inland railway has reopened a study of the Mount Isa to Darwin section of the link.
Abolish states, defence minister says - 03 Jul 08 Australia is the most over-governed nation on Earth and reforms should include abolishing the states, Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon says.
Tonnes of CO2 stored in Otway Basin - 03 Jul 08 Australia's first carbon capture and storage project, in Victoria's Otway Basin, has successfully stored 10,000 tonnes of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.
Australia in 'mortgage recession' - 03 Jul 08 Sales of mortgages continue to fall, prompting Australia's biggest mortgage broker to declare the nation is in a "mortgage recession".
Farmers' pay packets to fatten - 03 Jul 08 As a new financial year dawns, farmers are tipped to earn more money - but not quite as much as they had hoped.
Oil trades near record high price - 02 Jul 08 World oil has traded near record high levels around $US142 after the president of OPEC talked of uncertainty surrounding future investment.
Aussies 'fear drop in living standard' - 02 Jul 08 Many Australians fear for the future and believe their standard of living is going to drop in the next six months, a new poll has found.
Crucial Murray-Darling deal likely soon - 01 Jul 08 The deal to save the nation's largest river system is due to be clinched on Thursday - and experts warn it's the last chance to get it right.
McLachlan leaves wool body - 01 Jul 08 Wool industry stalwart Ian McLachlan has retired from the board of Australian Wool Innovation (AWI).
Senate investigate farmers' drought aid - 01 Jul 08 Some farmers who get drought money from the federal government may not deserve it, Labor and coalition senators say.
New wheat export body starts work - 01 Jul 08 Australia's wheat exports entered a new era of deregulation on Tuesday with a new body charged with overseeing bulk wheat exports in the post-single desk era.
Timbercorp expects lower net profit - 01 Jul 08 Agribusiness investment company Timbercorp expects a lower annual net profit, following a lower level of sales from new projects.
Murray lakes on top of 'at risk' list - 01 Jul 08 The parched lakes at the mouth of the River Murray have topped South Australia's National Trust "at risk" list again as water levels drop to crisis point.
Iraqi govt files lawsuit against AWB - 01 Jul 08 The Iraqi government has launched a civil lawsuit against wheat exporter AWB Ltd in the United States.
Govt defends computers for schools plan - 30 Jun 08 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has described the NSW government's threat to pull out of his computers in schools plan as "normal argy bargy".
Fewer smoking due to smoke-free venues - 30 Jun 08 A large number of people have quit or reduced smoking since Victorian bars and clubs were made smoke-free, according to Cancer Council Victoria data.
Families hit hard by high cost of living - 30 Jun 08 Families are being hit harder than ever by surging interest rates, petrol prices and grocery bills, a budgeting service says.
Carbon trading will add to living costs - 30 Jun 08 A move to carbon emissions trading in Australia will add to the rising cost of living, Treasurer Wayne Swan says.
US crude oil prices at all time high - 30 Jun 08 Uncertainty will likely reach new highs in emerging markets this week, as concerns about soaring global inflation leave investors walking on eggshells.
Taxpayers slapped with $300,000 bill - 30 Jun 08 Victorian taxpayers will foot a $300,000 damage bill racked up by employees of the state's peak road body.
South Korea beef protests injures 200 - 29 Jun 08 South Korean police have clashed violently with protesters opposing US beef imports, leaving more than 200 people injured, officials and witnesses say.
Airline Rex to increase fuel surcharge - 28 Jun 08 Regional Express has become the latest airline to increase its fuel surcharge, blaming the rising cost in oil prices.
Telstra expands China internet interests - 27 Jun 08 Telstra Corporation has expanded its interests in internet advertising in China, acquiring a majority stake in two businesses.
Victorian govt urged to triple burn-offs - 26 Jun 08 Victorian authorities should triple the scale of planned burn-offs to combat devastating bushfires, a parliamentary committee has urged.
Kangaroos, wallabies to be killed in Tas - 26 Jun 08 Four hundred kangaroos and wallabies will be shot dead in a cull in Maria Island National Park off Tasmania's east coast.
Sth Koreans try to block US beef imports - 26 Jun 08 Protesters trying to block US beef shipments scuffled with hundreds of riot police at South Korea's major port after the government lifted an import ban.
Vic turkey farmer takes eggs to Taiwan - 26 Jun 08 Avian bird flu doesn't bother Victorian turkey farmer Chris Prestwood - for him it's a prime export opportunity - to take turkey eggs to Taiwan.
Pilbara suffers 45 per cent drop in gas - 26 Jun 08 Gas supplies to mines and industry in the Pilbara region of Western Australia have fallen 45 per cent since the Varanus Island explosion on June 3.
Agriculture to move north, says CSIRO - 26 Jun 08 Northern Australia could assume a greater role in agriculture as farmers adapted to climate change, a CSIRO scientist says.
Farmers may be taking water 'illegally' - 26 Jun 08 Some South Australian irrigators may be taking water illegally from the Murray just to survive, the state's peak irrigation body says.
Record price for world's finest wool - 26 Jun 08 The finest wool bale ever to go under the hammer has sold in Sydney for a seasonal record of $247,480.
NSW to grow cannabis legally - 26 Jun 08 New laws will allow NSW farmers to grow cannabis crops for industrial use, the state government says.
Diamonds found in SA's north - 26 Jun 08 Diamonds have been found in a new exploration program on pastoral land in South Australia's mid-north.
Swan tells Senate to pass budget - 26 Jun 08 Treasurer Wayne Swan is demanding the opposition pass his budget bills before the Senate rises on Thursday for the long winter break.
Report outlines Qld's climate change - 25 Jun 08 Queensland's average temperature could increase by five degrees celsius by 2070, bringing less rainfall and more intense tropical cyclones.
Futuris downgrades 08 earnings forecast - 25 Jun 08 Futuris has reduced its earnings expectations for the 2008 financial year following slower than expected sales from MIS.
Opposition mum on petrol climate tax - 25 Jun 08 The federal opposition is refusing to be drawn on whether it wants petrol included in the emissions trading scheme.
Farmers can help with climate change - 24 Jun 08 Farmers can make a huge contribution to the problems of climate change, federal parliament has been told.
Greenhouse emissions soaring: govt data - 24 Jun 08 Australia is on track to meet its Kyoto commitments on greenhouse gas emissions - but electricity and transport emissions are soaring.
World must manage water 'carefully' - 24 Jun 08 The world's water resources must be carefully managed to meet the needs of billions of people flocking to urban centres, experts say.
Top End 'a disaster for agriculture' - 24 Jun 08 Northern Australia's future lies in Aboriginal land and sea management - not relocating farmers from parched southern states, a forum in Darwin has heard.
Fishing bans boost stocks on reef - 24 Jun 08 A team of Australian marine scientists have found fish populations more than doubled in a short time under restricted fishing zones.
Fix water problems now, experts urge - 24 Jun 08 Water experts have called on the states to stop squabbling among themselves and establish a national water plan before it's too late.
Wheat fight is 'another Franklin dam' - 24 Jun 08 Barnaby Joyce has likened the fight to save the wheat export monopoly with a campaign to prevent a dam being built on Tasmania's Franklin River.
Telstra wants splitting talk to stop - 23 Jun 08 Telstra has called on the federal government to stop considering splitting the telco into separate businesses.
New wheat laws passed as farmers revolt - 23 Jun 08 Despite angry farmer protests and a raft of Senate amendments, Australia's 60-year-old monopoly system of selling bulk wheat overseas has ended.
Commodity export surge to prop rates - 23 Jun 08 A report tipping a 40 per cent surge in commodity exports in 2008-09 is a further reminder that interest rates won't be cut any time soon, economists say.
Stop EI vaccination programs: AVA - 23 Jun 08 The federal government must resist calls for a continued equine influenza vaccination program, according to the Australian Veterinary Association.
Govt vows to cut cost of running a car - 23 Jun 08 Industry Minister Kim Carr has committed the Rudd government to reducing the cost of operating a car.
Poor maintenance 'caused mill explosion' - 23 Jun 08 Poor maintenance by owners CSR led to a vat explosion that has caused the indefinite closure of a north Queensland sugar mill, the canegrowers peak body says.
Record oil prices hit 4WD sales - 23 Jun 08 Sales of fuel-hungry four-wheel-drive vehicles suffered their biggest monthly fall in almost two years as crude oil prices hit a record, new figures show.
Ski resorts revert to summer activities - 23 Jun 08 Victoria's ski resorts will revert to their summer activity schedules to try to keep youngsters occupied when they descend on the alps next week.
Rudd accused of 'squibbing it' on oil - 23 Jun 08 The federal opposition has accused the Rudd government of "squibbing it" on a vow to pressure oil producers at the Jeddah energy summit.
Elders Supports Carbon Pool Initiative - 13 Dec 07 Agribusiness Elders has announced its support for a national carbon pool program that has been set up to help combat climate change.