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Cultivating paradise: Olivia Laing and the politics of the garden

Through Olivia Laing’s The Garden Against Time, the garden becomes more than a refuge — it’s ...  
The silent mineral deficiency no one talks about

Once rich with magnesium and life, Australia’s soils are running on empty — and so are we.  
Drone technology transforming Australian agriculture

Drone technology has become an important tool for the agriculture industry with farmers discove ...  
Farmers should shed National Party and fight for their interests

Australian farmers should begin asserting their rights rather than being co-opted by the National ...  
Voice to Parliament a path towards restoring biodiversity

Implementing an Indigenous Voice to Parliament will have long-term benefits for Australia's ...  
Nanoplastics: Small material causing huge problems

Plastic is in the air we breathe, the food we eat and the water we drink. How does it get there ...  
Pesticides worsen climate change, causing a need for more pesticides

New assessment by Pesticides Action Network North America examines the ‘vicious cycle’ linking ...  
Cities come to the table to fix broken food system

Nearly 100 world-leading cities met last month at a climate summit to further solutions that make ...  
Lobby groups' scare campaign an insult to flooded communities

A scare campaign by irrigation lobby groups suggesting the Federal Government wants to create ...  
Federal Budget backs technology and I.T. investments

Despite a few disappointments, the 2022 Budget didn't forsake progressive technological develop ...  
Plibersek has a golden opportunity to lead on Murray-Darling Basin Plan

After the Coalition sabotaged the Murray-Darling Basin, the Labor Government has a chance to ...  
Damning environment report reveals Australia's countdown to extinction

An official report has revealed the devastation exacted on Australia and how critical it is that ...  
'Progress' is killing Australia's east coast

Deforestation and urbanisation have interrupted the natural rainfall cycle that gives Australia ...  
Live export is an industry with no benefits

Live export is in the spotlight again as animal welfare and public sentiment take second place to ...  
Regenerative agriculture can save the planet and humankind

Regenerative agricultural practices can reverse the devastating effects of climate change, thus ...  
Starlink takes on NBN to improve Australian farming

With the NBN rollout failing to provide adequate connectivity to rural Australia, satellite ...  
Farmers claim win over fossil fuel industry

Legislation in favour of farmers' water bore rights has given them the upper hand over coal seam ...  
IA Book Club: 'Why You Should Give A F*ck About Farming'

Revelly Robinson explores a book that looks at how we take food security for granted and why we ...  
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