Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited drought-stricken South Australia on Monday to announce an extra $2 million in funding for the Rural Financial Counselling Service and to confirm a new location for the 2025 National Drought Forum.

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When I saw the press alert yesterday morning that Federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins would be in South Australia to talk a...
The Victorian Government has paused major increases to its controversial Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF) contribution, as drought conditions intensify across the state.
Australia will keep urging the Trump administration to drop its "unjustified" tariffs on the nation's products as a US federal court throws up an obstacle.
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