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November 2024

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A generational Journey through farm utes

Every generation and commuity has its automotive obsession, and for Australian farmers, it’s the ute. Farmers can often be defined by the aspirational utes they dreamed of owning in high school—working long hours to afford their first one and customising it into a vehicle of pride. Later in life, during a midlife crisis or retirement, many go hunting for a project ute, hoping to revive that first automotive love and recapture the thrill of their

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Darren Brown November 27, 2024
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What exactly does a Minister for Food do?

Honestly, I’m stumped, and I say this as someone who once worked for a Minister of Agriculture and “Food.” In all my years in government, I don’t recall anyone requesting a sit-down with the Minister for Food. Maybe such meetings happened back in the days of wartime rationing or the Great Depression, when food security was serious business, and statutory boards kept lamb, milk, and potato supplies steady. But those days are long gone. These

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Darren Brown November 26, 2024
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Tax Exodus: All Roads Lead to the Airport

As bracket creep pushes more Australians into the top tax rate of 37% for those earning over $120,000 (10–15% of taxpayers) and 45% plus the Medicare levy for those earning over $180,000 (3–5% of taxpayers), it’s only a matter of time before mobile Australians decide they no longer want to pour an ever-increasing share of their income into funding Albanese’s political priorities. For those who can pack up and leave, here’s a quick global tour

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Darren Brown November 14, 2024
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Make our farmers great again!

Well, he’s back. This time, he’s not just set on “Making America Great Again,” but is doubling down with a pledge to “Make Our (American) Farmers Great Again.” But how, exactly, does he plan to pull this off? And should Aussie farmers brace for impact? A glance at Trump’s past as President, alongside his promises for the next four years, paints a picture that’s hard to ignore. It gives us a peek into what the

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Darren Brown November 13, 2024
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Yes Minister – There are No Cuts in your Budget

You know a minister is in hot water when she dives down rabbit holes in an interview, desperately trying to dodge the elephant in the room. For those who regularly tune into ABC Country Hour, you may have caught my recent chat with the sharp Belinda Varischetti about the decline and fall of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s (DPIRD) budget and its consequences for agricultural research in Western Australia. For long suffering

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Darren Brown November 8, 2024
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