The Drive

Tesla’s Giant Australian Battery Farm Is Now Online

A massive Tesla battery farm is now online and storing electricity from wind turbines in the Australian state of South Australia, according to the local government. Tesla CEO Elon Musk lived up to his ...
The Washington Post

Sunsets, sheep and safari tents: Life on an Australian farmstay

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 ...
Nasdaq

Australian farm incomes set to fall 41% as El Nino limits rains

CANBERRA, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The Australian government on Thursday said it expects dry weather and low livestock prices to reduce average farm incomes by 41% in the 2023–24 financial year, taking them ...

The way Australia produces food is unique. Our updated dietary guidelines have to recognise this

Australia’s dietary guidelines will soon consider environmental impacts. We need locally relevant indicators to support more ...
The Conversation

Land of opportunity: more sustainable Australian farming would protect our lucrative exports (and the planet)

Frank Jotzo leads and has led research projects funded by a variety of funders. He is the economics director at the Sustainable Farms project at The Australian National University. David Lindenmayer ...
Just-Food

JBS invests in Australia salmon-farming unit Huon Aquaculture

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 ...
Green Left Weekly

Sustainable Australian agriculture under corporate attack from mining, banks and agribusinesses

In the past few years, private investors backed by corporate interests such as global banks, financial firms, hedge funds and food giants have bought a huge amount of farmland across the global South.
pv magazine International

Metlen flicks switch on 120 MW of solar in Australia

Another large-scale PV facility is now operating at full capacity in the Australian state of Queensland, as Greek energy ...
The Harvard Crimson

Harvard Management Company Will Sell Australian Farming Portfolio Worth $120 Million

Harvard Management Company plans to sell an Australian farming portfolio worth $120 million, according to a report in the Australian Financial Review. The Western Rosella Farming portfolio is located ...
pv magazine International

Western Australian solar farm leads way in performance stakes

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 ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Farming in Australia Faces Slowdown Following Bumper Year

For a fresh perspective on the stories that matter for Australian business and politics, sign up for our weekly newsletter. A year of bumper harvests has supercharged Australian farming, but the ...