North Queensland food bowl potential ‘choked’ by government red tape and waste
One of Australia’s richest food regions cannot feed the nation it sustains – buried under $160bn in annual red tape costs and record government debt. OPINION
One of Australia’s richest food regions cannot feed the nation it sustains – buried under $160bn in annual red tape costs and record government debt. OPINION
Farmers and local leaders are waging war with the NSW government over renewable energy transmission lines they say could be part of a $20 billion ‘white elephant’ project.
Our national debt is projected by Treasury to exceed $1 trillion this year. We are all responsible for the interest on that debt and the Treasurer admits there will be deficits and increasing debt well into the future. Is this a legacy we wish to leave our children? Most of the states are on a similar dangerous trajectory.
NSW farmers have declared war on the Minns government’s New England renewable energy transmission project, warning it threatens farm production and Sydney household electricity bills.
Australia’s national debt has been projected to exceed $1 trillion as falling productivity, punitive taxes and unreliable energy are crippling agriculture and future generations.
Billions of litres of Kimberley floodwater pour out to sea each year while cattle stations collapse under taxes, soaring energy bills and suffocating government red tape.
Things We Love features the charming stories and authentic recipes from outback Australians and those working in the agricultural industry. It speaks to a culture of cattlemen and women who take pride in working as a team, sharing food and celebrating the wealth and history of knowledge enmeshed in their own unique regions of Australia.
This book richly captures the spirit of these pioneering men and women’s lives and those who work on the land today.
