Queensland remains one of Australia's largest coal states, and young people are flocking to mining for well-paying jobs in a cost of living crisis.  Ambitious new emissions reduction targets are now set in law, but without the the people, the land and the planning approvals in place can it truly decarbonise? As farmers stare down significant long-term threats to farm productivity, resilience and sustainability, Australia's top scientists say now is the time to change ..read more

From natural disasters, to poor prices from retailers and world markets, there are plenty of reasons not to become a farmer.  But as some veteran producers retire and others exit altogether, there are plenty of keen beans ready to take up the job.  ..read more

The term 'horse-power' may have come about as a marketing tool to sell steam engines in the 1770s, but for the biennial Eidsvold Cattle Drive in country Queensland it's still literal. Using horses to move cattle into town, they're raising money for charity at the same time.  In age of urbanisation it could be easy to forget the role horses play in our food supply chain, or the careers on offer working with them, like becoming an outback horse trainer.  On the eve of a planned trial of driverless trucks, it shows just how far moving goods around Australia has come.     ..read more

The Australian wool industry has set new sustainability standards, and wants to spruik its green credentials to the world. But is it fashionable, or even affordable, to wear wool anymore ..read more

The state government has bought the outback station nestled between Longreach and the Diamantina Lakes, planning to create a corridor of national parks in some of the most unique country in Queensland.  It's the next chapter for a landscape known for its opal bearing-ranges, indigenous watering holes and as a cattle and sheep grazing operation.  It comes as the federal government outlined the next stage of it's plan for a tough new Environmental Protection Agency to police conservation efforts.   ..read more

You don't have to live in the bush to benefit from a little less screen time, and a little more green time.  Farmers have long benefited from keeping pastures green and landscapes vibrant, but being a custodian of nature has its challenges, especially when it comes to the devastation caused by floods, fires and droughts.  As they work to improve the resilience of their land, new research suggests they may also be improving their brain health and mental health, and all it takes spending time in nature.  ..read more

They've survived since the Jurassic period, at least 145 million years, but now Bunya Pines are under attack, and national park lovers could be contributing to their demise.  Bushwalking, mountain biking, four-wheel-driving, timber harvesting and feral pig incursions can all spread the problem, but there's a simple way to prevent it if you read the signs.   ..read more

For decades manufacturing has been leaving Australian shores in favour of cheaper Asian industrial powerhouses like India and China, but now Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says its time to bring it back.  But can Australia really compete with massive economies like the US, which is also making a strong bid to provide the technology that will underpin a clean energy future?  If it can, indigenous Australians say they should be involved from the start, and what lessons can be learned from the innovation already happening in rural Australia ..read more

It's become a right of passage for young people from about 40 countries around the world - go backpacking in Australia and while you're there pick up a jobs in a regional area to make money and extend your stay.  More than a tourist program, the Working Holiday Maker visa has become a key source of workers in agriculture, which is why some farmers are nervous about potential changes that could see fewer people take up the challenge of a farm job.   ..read more

A new era for Meat and Livestock Australia, as the new managing director Michael Crowley takes the reigns.    ..read more