Issue 40

GROOTE GROWS A BETTER FUTURE

Tropical Black Lip Oysters are being grown on Groote Eylandt, an archipelago off the Northern Territory coast, as part of a groundbreaking program to develop an Indigenous owned seafood industry.  Groote Aqua Aboriginal Corporation and Groote Holdings Aboriginal Corporation are spearheading the project with the support of the Anindilyakwa...

Issue 40

BEEF REPORT

INDONESIA: STEERS $5.40KG LIVE WEIGHT (IDR 9903 = 1 AUD) Indonesian importers of Australian cattle still remain hesitant to import despite dropping Australian cattle prices due to foot and mouth disease risks and competition from other sources, most notably the shift to Indian buffalo. Prices remain fixed for Australian slaughter weight...

Issue 39

BEEF REPORT

Key Points Indonesian market slow in lead-up to Ramadan and Lebaran with 100,000-ton frozen import quotas confirmed for India and Brazil Vietnam market remains slow, especially without Chinese tourists The South-East Asian markets are still adapting to a new trading “normal”, which has been created by key impacts. Across the...

Issue 39

McARTHUR RIVER MINE: THE TRUTH OF IT

These are the facts about McArthur River Mining’s environmental management and performance, which are outlined in independent reporting and underpinned by scientific data endorsed by industry experts. Recent reports, such as the Independent Monitor (IM) Annual Environmental Performance Audit Report (AEPAR) and the Environment Protection and...

Issue 38

BEEF REPORT

KEY POINTS Lumpy skin disease (LSD) has now been confirmed in East Java presenting a new threat to Bali and the Eastern Island chainIndonesian foot and mouth Disease vaccinations pass eight million doses INDONESIAN SLAUGHTER STEERS $5.05KG LIVE WEIGHT (RP10,300 = $1AUD) Slaughter cattle prices remained steady at Rp52,000kg live weight...

Issue 38

BUILDING A LEGACY

Once home to an abundant and diverse ecosystem of native plants, fish, birds and wildlife, Top End floodplains are being devastated as feral buffalo trample native vegetation, cause soil erosion and compaction, and spread invasive weeds, such as mimosa. Freshwater floodplains are being turned to salt, paperbark forests and magpie geese nests...

Issue 38

OUR GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY WITH CHINA

The Chairman is reputed to have replied: “It’s too early to tell.” That comment could well be applied to evaluating the first 50 years of the formal diplomatic recognition of the People’s Republic of China by Australia. This diplomatic recognition ranks as one of the most significant diplomatic events in Australia history since...

Issue 37

BEEF REPORT

KEY POINTS • Indonesian foot and mouth disease vaccination program finally gaining momentum. • FMD risk to Australia is declining due to a combination of increasing vaccine coverage and heightened biosecurity at Australian entry points. INDONESIA SLAUGHTER STEERS $5.15KG LIVE WEIGHT (RP10,300 = $1AUD) Slaughter cattle prices continue...

Business

NATION SALUTES BARRA PIONEERS

The husband-and- wife team of Bob Richards and Julii Tyson began Humpty Doo Barramundi against extraordinary odds. They knew nothing about aquaculture when they bought into the struggling operation on the banks of the tidal Adelaide River. There was no running water nor all-weather road access. Much of the workforce was volunteering family...

Education

GROWING TERRITORY TALENT

Like every Northern Territory business, Australia’s largest barramundi farm has found it harder recently to attract and retain the right people. So Humpty Doo Barramundi doesn’t just grow scrumptious, premium-quality fish – it also grows Territory talent. “Northern Australia is a long way from the rest of Australia’s population...

Issue 37

GAS-POWERED ROAR TO RENEWABLES

Energy security and climate change have been the two issues dominating the headlines in regards to Australian energy policy; the debate is largely split down the lines of party politics, with little real conversation possible. Recent global events have exposed the vulnerability of European countries that have sacrificed their own energy...

Issue 37

BREAKTHROUGH AT BEETALOO

Two of the most important economic projects in Northern Territory history have taken a gigantic step forward. Tamboran Resources has bought out Origin Energy – making it the dominant explorer drilling for shale gas in the giant Beetaloo Basin – after raising more than $100 million from major Australian and American investors. It is now...