The days of the independent cattle producer are not over. But the pathway for independence is becoming narrower — and the pathway to corporate ownership is just across the fence.
Ashley Manicaros··8 min read
In this piece
—How AACo and CPC together control an area of NT pastoral land larger than Tasmania
—What the Pastoral Land Act ceiling says — and why it is not functioning as an absolute constraint
—Why the independent pastoralist risks becoming a price taker rather than a genuine market competitor
The days of the independent cattle producer are not over. But the pathway for independence is becoming narrower — and the pathway to corporate ownership is just across the fence.
The days of the independent cattle producer are not over. But the pathway for independence is becoming narrower — and the pathway to corporate ownership is just across the fence.
The days of the independent cattle producer are not over. But the pathway for independence is becoming narrower — and the pathway to corporate ownership is just across the fence.
After 11 annual conferences and a decade-old White Paper promising transformation, Northern Australia still confronts the same barriers. The North doesn't need another decade of admiration from a conference stage. It needs decisions.
After 11 annual conferences and a decade-old White Paper promising transformation, Northern Australia still confronts the same barriers. The North doesn't need another decade of admiration from a conference stage. It needs decisions.
After 11 annual conferences and a decade-old White Paper promising transformation, Northern Australia still confronts the same barriers. The North doesn't need another decade of admiration from a conference stage. It needs decisions.
Falling house prices can improve affordability. But the Albanese Government's attempt to present the downturn as an uncomplicated win ignores the harder question: once a correction gathers momentum, who decides where it stops?
Falling house prices can improve affordability. But the Albanese Government's attempt to present the downturn as an uncomplicated win ignores the harder question: once a correction gathers momentum, who decides where it stops?
Falling house prices can improve affordability. But the Albanese Government's attempt to present the downturn as an uncomplicated win ignores the harder question: once a correction gathers momentum, who decides where it stops?
The EKKA has just started in Brisbane. So I asked AI to assess agriculture stories over the last 12 months. The answer wasn't an easy ABC-bashing exercise. But something interesting happens when agriculture collides with government policy.
Australia's closest COP31 partner is building nuclear reactors while expanding renewables. If Turkiye has concluded a resilient electricity system requires a balanced mix of technologies, why is Australia so determined to pretend only one technology deserves consideration?
Australia's closest COP31 partner is building nuclear reactors while expanding renewables. If Turkiye has concluded a resilient electricity system requires a balanced mix of technologies, why is Australia so determined to pretend only one technology deserves consideration?
Australia's closest COP31 partner is building nuclear reactors while expanding renewables. If Turkiye has concluded a resilient electricity system requires a balanced mix of technologies, why is Australia so determined to pretend only one technology deserves consideration?
Fifty years after the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act transformed Australia, is it time to modernise one of the nation's most significant pieces of legislation?
Fifty years after the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act transformed Australia, is it time to modernise one of the nation's most significant pieces of legislation?
The sale of Tasmania's Rushy Lagoon raises a question Australia cannot afford to ignore: what happens when governments and investors begin valuing agricultural land more for the carbon it can store than the food it can produce?
The sale of Tasmania's Rushy Lagoon raises a question Australia cannot afford to ignore: what happens when governments and investors begin valuing agricultural land more for the carbon it can store than the food it can produce?
The sale of Tasmania's Rushy Lagoon raises a question Australia cannot afford to ignore: what happens when governments and investors begin valuing agricultural land more for the carbon it can store than the food it can produce?
The sale of Tasmania's Rushy Lagoon raises a question Australia cannot afford to ignore: what happens when governments and investors begin valuing agricultural land more for the carbon it can store than the food it can produce?
Governments often believe they are making decisions about one industry. The reality is they are making decisions about ecosystems — and the consequences ripple far beyond what any headline captures.
Governments often believe they are making decisions about one industry. The reality is they are making decisions about ecosystems — and the consequences ripple far beyond what any headline captures.
Governments often believe they are making decisions about one industry. The reality is they are making decisions about ecosystems — and the consequences ripple far beyond what any headline captures.
