Natalie Kotsios | Public figure
Natalie Kotsios
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25.01.2022 A new regional trade deal was signed yesterday - but arguably, it's what's NOT in it that could be of more interest to farmers. Check it out: https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au//d3e0c6d5f0f20704fac96d7
23.01.2022 Lobby group Voice of Horticulture has become the latest to call for a national labour hire licensing scheme, to stamp out worker exploitation:
23.01.2022 "Some of the worst" modelling ever seen - ouch. Not the assessment you want of a $12 billion - and counting - project, but that's what some experts say of the Melbourne-Brisbane inland rail. What do you reckon: once in a generation infrastructure, or a white elephant in the making? https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au//c858e402d19b4efcf9ff5b4
22.01.2022 Happy spill day everyone (or birthday, in my case ). While we're waiting for the drama to unfold, here's one I prepared earlier https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au//aac8edf7e73eeb4e46c694d
21.01.2022 Australians will have first dibs on buying agricultural land, under tough new foreign investment rules announced today. Foreign buyers will have to prove a property has been advertised to domestic bidders for at least 30 days before they can purchase the land. What do you think - is this necessary, or overkill?
21.01.2022 Another 20,000 backpackers have left Australia in just three months, leaving farmers seriously wondering where they'll get their workforce from for the summer harvest. Why's it a problem? You'll know when you get to the supermarket checkout come Christmas... https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au//f8679dccf73ece8f45f3c06
20.01.2022 Malcolm Turnbull says the party room will meet tomorrow at 12pm IF he gets a letter with 43 signatures calling for a meeting. If the party votes in favour of a leadership spill, he will not contest the ballot - so we could have a new PM in 24 hours. BUT he's also waiting on legal advice re: Peter Dutton's eligibility to even sit in Parliament. The limbo continues...
18.01.2022 We have a new deputy prime minister - Michael McCormack was sworn in this morning after being elected Nationals leader:
18.01.2022 An unexpected consequence of COVID lockdowns: choccie milk sales are way down. My colleague Alex Sinnott takes a look why. (For the record, I love an on-the-go iced coffee, but now that you mention it, it HAS been ages since I bought one ) https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au//606834822416eddbf91c0e9
13.01.2022 Would you be willing to head out to country Victoria to pick fruit this summer? According to figures from the Victorian Government, less than 1 per cent of jobless Victorians have put their hand up for the gig - but there are signs things might be changing: https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au//a71099c4d7cf43efd94e929
10.01.2022 Farmers have alleged 'threatening' and 'bullying' tactics by Border Force officials, amid a renewed focus on illegal farm workers. Top that off with another season of worker shortages, and a lot of the same concerns still bubbling away on this issue. https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au//4d8639425b5d1dacb1c4f21
08.01.2022 Here we go... keep updated on the leadership clusterfracas here:
08.01.2022 Big day in Murray Darling Basin politics today, with Federal Labor siding with the Greens to try block a change to water recovery targets. Victoria and NSW are none too impressed and could walk away from the plan altogether. Watch this space - going to be an interesting week...
07.01.2022 JOYCE RESIGNS: Nationals leader and Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce has today stood down, two weeks after first making headlines over his affair with a former staffer. The Nats will now elect a new leader first thing Monday morning. Riverina MP Michael McCormack is tipped to win that ballot:
06.01.2022 The choreography is amazing...
06.01.2022 And it's done. Scott Morrison is our new Prime Minister, after defeating Peter Dutton in the ballot for Liberal leadership, 45-40. One of Morrison's first orders of business will be to negotiate an agreement with the Nationals, to form government. Here's what the Nats will be after...
05.01.2022 Just your standard Tuesday in Canberra
03.01.2022 Europe is warning there will be no free trade deal with Australia unless it wins exclusive use of certain food and wine terms, a top European official has warned. It confirms the worst fears for Aussie producers, who are gearing up for a fight to keep using labels such as prosecco, parmesan and feta
