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Chief economist update: The winter of Australia's discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... into China restrictive, making Australia a more attractive supplier of Beijing's agricultural demand. Hopefully the drought breaks and Australia's 2018/19 winter's not so harsh.

AFA Foundation celebrates record year

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... Make A Wish and MS Research Australia. The Queensland charity partner is Ruralaid and its Buy a Bale campaign, assisting drought-stricken farmers.

ASIC appeal convicts former CBA planner

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... received the judgment in their favour on September 20. Separately, ASIC recently announced it is offering assistance to drought-stricken farmers and related businesses suffering from financial hardship. The corporate regulator will offer information ...

ASIC offers fee relief to drought-affected farmers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
ASIC is offering assistance to drought-stricken farmers and related businesses suffering from financial hardship. The corporate regulator will offer information about available financial counselling services and provide company fee relief to those affected ...

TAL enhances musculoskeletal underwriting initiative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... encompasses more than just financial health," McConville added. Separately, TAL recently waived insurance premiums for drought-affected farmers in New South Wales and Queensland for a period of six months. TAL retail customers who are eligible for the ...

Drought-hit farmers turn to advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
This July was the driest in Australia for 16 years. Almost 100% of New South Wales and 57% of Queensland is in drought and financial advisers are dealing first-hand with the impact. The numbers are startling yet they don't come close to measuring ...

TAL waives life premiums for drought-stricken farmers

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
Life insurer TAL will waive insurance premiums for drought-affected farmers in New South Wales and Queensland for a period of six months, it announced today. TAL retail customers who are eligible for the Federal government's farm household allowance ...

Farmers should urgently access super: Advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
Financial planners can help embattled farmers in drought stricken areas to urgently access their superannuation by lobbying the Federal Government for changes to super hardship policy. Certified Financial Planners Julie Matheson and Peter Roan are proposing ...

NAB recruits customer executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... Australia." NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn recently said the bank will do more for agribusiness customers affected by drought. Customers who fall into arrears and unable to make their loan repayments will not be charged a higher default interest ...

Water risk infiltrates agriculture portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... water users can afford to pay more for water, which typically yield higher value produce. Meat producers and processors in drought-inflicted Queensland (which holds 60% of Australia's cattle herd) have had a tough time in the last three or four years ...