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Weed and pest control programs have been cut in the federal budget as farmers and conservationists grapple with feral animals and noxious plants.

The former frontman for the Australian rockers was among those who helped lobby for the formation of Landcare Australia in 1989, so it seems fitting he should circle back to chair the organisation after a lifetime lobbying for the environment.

Owned by the Holmes à Court family, Heytesbury runs 165,000 head of cattle in northern Australia and has just struck a deal with Vroon to buy its ships.

In a welcome twist of weather variability, the first north-west cloudband of 2026 will finally develop over Australia this week, delivering a broad band of rain.

Global Resource Recovery NT says production of the  first diesel made from Central Australian gas condensate will leave Darwin in July. 

Global investment firms backed by some of the biggest companies in the world are pouring money into acquiring carbon-saving "natural capital assets".